Survey study, 2020
Does what teenage girls know about PMS and how they feel about it affect whether they have symptoms?
Yes. Both what girls knew about PMS and how they felt about it were linked to whether they had symptoms.
What they did
Researchers surveyed all 59 girls in a village in Takalar, Indonesia in 2020. They asked them about their knowledge of PMS, their attitude toward PMS, and whether they had PMS symptoms.
What they found
Girls' knowledge was linked to whether they had PMS symptoms. Girls' attitudes were also linked to whether they had PMS symptoms.
What it means for you
Both knowledge and attitude about PMS appeared linked to having symptoms, though the study does not explain why. The main limits are that this was a small study in one village, and because it is observational we cannot tell if knowledge and attitude actually cause symptoms or just go along with them.
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girls surveyed
About the study
- Original title
- Hubungan Pengetahuan Dan Sikap Remaja Terhadap Kejadian Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Di Desa Kampung Beru Kecamatan Polongbangkeng Utara Kabupaten Takalar Tahun 2020
- Authors
- Asyima Arifuddin, Nikra Nikrawati
- Journal
- JURNAL KESEHATAN DELIMA PELAMONIA
- Year
- 2020
- Study design
- Survey study
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.37337/jkdp.v4i2.161