--- title: Can health education help adolescent girls understand menstrual disorders and severe premenstrual disorder? description: Health education clearly improved girls' knowledge about menstrual disorders and severe premenstrual disorder. Before education, 82.5% had less than adequate url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/optimalisasi-pengetahuan-gangguan-menstruasi-dan-pramenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-2026/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Can health education help adolescent girls understand menstrual disorders and severe premenstrual disorder? Survey study, 2026 # Can health education help adolescent girls understand menstrual disorders and severe premenstrual disorder? Health education clearly improved girls' knowledge about menstrual disorders and severe premenstrual disorder. Before education, 82.5% had less than adequate knowledge. After education, all students achieved very good understanding. Early or limited evidence 30 female high school students in Cianjur Regency, Indonesia ## What they did Pre-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design. 30 female high school students in Cianjur Regency, Indonesia in 2024. Health education included lectures, interactive discussions, educational videos, and leaflet distribution. ## What they found Before the health education, 82.5% of the 30 students had knowledge levels that were less than adequate. After the health education intervention with lectures, discussions, videos and leaflets, all students achieved a very good understanding level of menstrual disorders and severe premenstrual disorder. ## What it means for you Structured health education using multiple methods can effectively increase girls' knowledge about menstrual disorders and severe premenstrual disorder. This learning may help them recognize problems earlier and develop better coping strategies. The main limitations are the very small sample of only 30 students, no control group for comparison, and it was from only one school in Indonesia. 30 female students 82.5% with inadequate knowledge before ## About the study Original title Optimalisasi pengetahuan gangguan menstruasi dan pramenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) pada remaja putri Authors Shinta Arini Ayu, Nazmi Rizkania S Putri, Nofah Maulani Ibrahim et al. Journal HOLISTIK JURNAL KESEHATAN Year 2026 Study design Survey study Participants 30 What was tested Health education with lectures, discussions, videos and leaflets Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.33024/hjk.v20i2.2324](https://doi.org/10.33024/hjk.v20i2.2324) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[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/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Randomised trial, 2019 Does taking chromium help with mood symptoms linked to the menstrual cycle? Survey study, 2026 How common are severe PMS and PMDD in young women, and what are the risk factors? Non-randomised trial, 2023 Does a school health education program reduce PMS symptoms? Survey study, 2023 How common are PMS, PMDD, anxiety, and depression in rural adolescent girls? Randomised trial, 2023 Does peer education work as well as healthcare provider education for PMS in high school students? Survey study, 2019 How common are PMS and PMDD in teenage girls? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗