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title: Does knowing about PMS help young women actually manage it? | Niyora
description: No. Most women had adequate knowledge about PMS, but almost all reported taking no steps to manage symptoms, and knowledge was not connected to action.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/hubungan-pengetahuan-premenstrual-syndrom-dengan-upaya-mengatasi-prementrual-2020/
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Survey study, 2020

# Does knowing about PMS help young women actually manage it?

No. Most women had adequate knowledge about PMS, but almost all reported taking no steps to manage symptoms, and knowledge was not connected to action.

 Early or limited evidence

36 young women in one village in Indonesia

## What they did

Researchers asked 36 young women in one village in Indonesia about their knowledge of PMS and what they do to manage symptoms using a questionnaire.

## What they found

63.9% of the women had adequate knowledge about PMS. However, 94.4% reported taking no steps to manage symptoms. Knowledge about PMS was not connected to whether women actually tried to manage their symptoms.

## What it means for you

Simply knowing about PMS does not automatically help women take action to manage it. The study was very small and looked at only one village, so findings may not apply to other young women.

36

young women studied

63.9%

with adequate PMS knowledge

94.4%

reporting no coping efforts

## About the study

Original title HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROM DENGAN UPAYA MENGATASI PREMENTRUAL SYNDROM PADA REMAJA PUTRI DI RW 1 DESA KLUNJUKAN, KECAMATAN SRAGI, KABUPATEN PEKALONGAN Authors Widyah Setiyowati, Titik Kurniawati, Mei Nursaroh Journal Jurnal Ilmu Kebidanan dan Kesehatan (Journal of Midwifery Science and Health) Year 2020 Study design Survey study What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.52299/jks.v11i1.61](https://doi.org/10.52299/jks.v11i1.61)

## Topics

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