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title: How much do teenage girls in Nepal know about PMS and what symptoms do they experience?
description: Most teenage girls have very poor knowledge about PMS (90.2%), and 77% experience PMS symptoms. The most common symptoms are mood swings, headaches, irritabil
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/knowledge-attitude-experience-and-management-on-premenstrual-syndrome-among-2023/
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Survey study, 2023

# How much do teenage girls in Nepal know about PMS and what symptoms do they experience?

Most teenage girls have very poor knowledge about PMS (90.2%), and 77% experience PMS symptoms. The most common symptoms are mood swings, headaches, irritability, and acne.

 Early or limited evidence

322 adolescent girls at higher secondary school in Nepal, mean age 17 years

## What they did

Cross-sectional survey of 322 adolescent girls attending higher secondary school in Nepal using a self-administered questionnaire about PMS knowledge, attitudes, and experience.

## What they found

90.2% had very poor knowledge of PMS. 77% experienced PMS symptoms. Most common emotional symptoms were mood swings, headache, and irritability. Most common physical symptom was acne. Knowledge was linked to parents' education levels.

## What it means for you

Teen girls need more education about menstrual health and PMS. The main limitation is that this study is from one district in Nepal, so results may not apply to other countries or regions.

322

Adolescent girls studied

90.2%

With very poor PMS knowledge

77%

With PMS symptoms

## About the study

Original title Knowledge, attitude, experience and management on premenstrual syndrome among secondary level adolescence girl students of Kirtipur Municipality, Kathmandu, Nepal Authors Elina Poudel, Amrit Bist, K. C. Amita Journal International Journal of Scientific Reports Year 2023 Study design Survey study Participants 322 What was tested None - observational study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-2156.intjscirep20231096](https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-2156.intjscirep20231096)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Irritability and anger](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-irritability-anger/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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