Survey study, 2026
Can watching a YouTube video teach teenage girls more about PMS?
Yes, in this small study, a YouTube-based health talk clearly improved girls' knowledge about PMS, but it only measured knowledge, not whether symptoms improved.
What they did
93 students at a school in Indonesia were given a knowledge quiz about PMS, then watched a health promotion session delivered through YouTube, then took the same quiz again. There was no comparison group that didn't watch the video.
What they found
Average knowledge scores rose from 56.45 before the video to 88.01 after it. This improvement was statistically significant (p = 0.000, which is below the 0.05 cutoff used for significance).
What it means for you
A short YouTube video can be an easy, low-cost way to teach teenagers the basics of PMS. But this study only tested one group before and after, with no control group and no follow-up, so we don't know if the knowledge lasted or changed how girls actually managed their symptoms.
93
Number of students
56.45
Pre-test knowledge score
88.01
Post-test knowledge score
About the study
- Original title
- The Effect of Health Promotion Through the YouTube Digital Platform on Adolescents’ Knowledge About Premenstrual Syndrome
- Authors
- Dini Afriani, Bambang Budi Rahardjo, Sukmayadi Sukmayadi et al.
- Journal
- Healthcare Nursing Journal
- Year
- 2026
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 93
- What was tested
- Health education about PMS delivered via a YouTube video
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.35568/healthcare.v8i1.7469
Original abstract
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common condition characterized by physical and emotional symptoms experienced by about adolescent girls before menstruation. Limited knowledge PMS may lead to inadequate awareness and poor management of symptoms. Digital platforms such as YouTube offer accessible and engaging media for health education among adolescents. This study aimed to determine the effect of health promotion delivered through the YouTube digital platform on adolescents’ knowledge about premenstrual syndrome (PMS) among students at MTS Al-Falaahiyyah, Ganeas District, Sumedang Regency, in 2025. This quantitative study employed a pre-experimental design with a one-group pre-test post-test approach. A total of 93 respondents were selected using total sampling. Data were collected using a structured knowledge questionnaire and analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test due to non-normal data distribution. The findings showed a significant increase in knowledge scores after the intervention. The mean pre-test score was 56.45, increasing to 88.01 in the post-test. Statistical analysis revealed a significant effect of YouTube-based health promotion on PMS knowledge (p-value = 0.000 < 0.05). Health promotion through the YouTube digital platform effectively increases adolescents’ knowledge about PMS. YouTube can serve as a recommended medium for reproductive health education in school settings.
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