Non-randomised trial, 2026
Does peer counseling via social media improve adolescent girls' attitudes toward managing PMS?
Yes, possibly. Girls with good attitudes toward PMS increased from 20% to 65% after social media-based peer counseling. However, this study had no control group, so we cannot be certain counseling caused the improvement.
What they did
A quasi-experimental study without a control group at a school in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Adolescent girls completed an attitude questionnaire about PMS before and after receiving social media-based peer counseling. Responses were measured on a Likert scale and analyzed with the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.
What they found
The proportion of girls with good attitudes toward PMS increased from 20.0% to 65.0% after the intervention, with p=0.000 (statistically significant). This indicates social media-based peer counseling was associated with improved attitudes toward PMS management.
What it means for you
Social media-based peer counseling might be an effective way to teach adolescent girls about PMS, especially since they already use social media. Main limitations: no control group to compare against, single school in Indonesia, and unclear how long effects last.
20.0% to 65.0%
Percentage with good attitudes before and after
p=0.000
Statistical significance
About the study
- Original title
- PENGARUH PEER COUNSELING BERBASIS MEDIA SOSIAL TERHADAP SIKAP REMAJA PUTRI MENGHADAPI PMS DI MAS AL WASHLIYAH 22 TEMBUNG PROVINSI SUMATERA UTARA TAHUN 2026
- Authors
- Erin Padilla Siregar, Damayanty S Damayanty S, Diah Pitaloka et al.
- Journal
- Ensiklopedia Research and Community Service Review
- Year
- 2026
- Study design
- Non-randomised trial
- What was tested
- Social media-based peer counseling about premenstrual syndrome
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.33559/err.v5i11.3979
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