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title: What helps women adopt preventive behaviors for PMS? | Niyora
description: Women with confidence in their ability and who understood the benefits of physical activity were more likely to adopt preventive behaviors. Confidence and phy
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Survey study, 2021

# What helps women adopt preventive behaviors for PMS?

Women with confidence in their ability and who understood the benefits of physical activity were more likely to adopt preventive behaviors. Confidence and physical activity were the strongest factors.

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260 female students from Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

## What they did

260 female students from Rafsanjan University completed a questionnaire about their knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about preventing PMS. Researchers looked at what predicted whether women actually adopted preventive behaviors.

## What they found

There was a clear connection between preventive behavior and attitude, perceived benefits, confidence in their ability, cues to action, and barriers. Physical activity per week and confidence in ability were the two strongest predictors of preventive behavior.

## What it means for you

Feeling confident in your ability to prevent PMS and understanding the benefits of physical activity are linked to actually doing preventive behaviors. This was one small university group, so results may differ elsewhere.

260

students surveyed

## About the study

Original title Knowledge, Attitude and Beliefs of Rafsanjan Female Students Regarding Preventive Behaviors of Premenstrual Syndrome: Application of Health Belief Model Authors Seyedeh Shirin Lotfipur Rafsanjani, Mahdieh Maesomi, Mostafa Nasirzadeh Journal Qom Univ Med Sci J Year 2021 Study design Survey study Participants 260 Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.52547/qums.15.3.156](https://doi.org/10.52547/qums.15.3.156)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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