--- title: Does peer education work as well as healthcare provider education for PMS in high school students? description: Both peer education and healthcare provider education reduced PMS and improved general health in high school students compared to a control group. Both approa url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-effect-of-peer-education-compared-to-education-provided-by-healthcare-2023/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does peer education work as well as healthcare provider education for PMS in high school students? Randomised trial, 2023 # Does peer education work as well as healthcare provider education for PMS in high school students? Both peer education and healthcare provider education reduced PMS and improved general health in high school students compared to a control group. Both approaches appear equally effective. Moderate study design 90 high school students with PMS ## What they did 90 high school students were divided into three equal groups (30 each): peer education via WhatsApp, healthcare provider education via WhatsApp, or control. Both education groups had 6 sessions at 2 sessions per week. All groups also received routine school counseling. PMS and general health were measured before and after. ## What they found Both intervention groups showed significant improvements in PMS scores and general health compared to the control group. The peer education group showed a Partial Eta Squared effect of 0.67. The study concluded that education by peers and healthcare providers both had positive effects on PMS and general health in adolescents. ## What it means for you Peer education delivered online appears to work as well as education from healthcare providers for reducing PMS symptoms in high school students. This could make PMS education more accessible through peer networks. The study's main limitation is that it was not a fully randomized trial. 90 high school students 30 students per group 6 WhatsApp education sessions ## About the study Original title The effect of peer education compared to education provided by healthcare providers on premenstrual syndrome in high school students: A social network-based quasi-experimental controlled trial Authors Babapour F, Elyasi F, Hosseini-Tabaghdehi M et al. Journal Neuropsychopharmacology reports Year 2023 Study design Randomised trial Participants 30 What was tested Peer education or healthcare provider education delivered via WhatsApp in 6 sessions Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1002/npr2.12305](https://doi.org/10.1002/npr2.12305) Original abstract Aim: This study aimed to compare the effect of peer education and education provided by healthcare providers on PMS in high school students. Materials and methods: This quasi-experimental non-randomized controlled trial with a three-armed parallel design was performed on 90 students allocated in three groups, namely, education by peer (intervention group 1 = 30), education by a healthcare provider (intervention group 2 = 30), and a control group (n = 30). The primary outcome was a change in the score of PMS, and the secondary outcomes were changes in the general health score and the frequency of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Education about PMS management was held in WhatsApp messenger in six sessions (two sessions per week) for both intervention groups. All three groups received routine school counseling. The researchers applied repeated-measures ANCOVA, McNemar, and post-hoc Bonferroni tests. Results: Education in intervention group 1 (Partial Eta Squared = 0.67, p 0.05). Conclusion: This study suggests education by peers and healthcare providers effects on PMS and general health in adolescents. It suggested that the effectiveness of these approaches be investigated in other adolescents' health conditions. Reproduced under CC-BY. ## 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/) 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 Survey study, 2026 How common are severe PMS and PMDD in young women, and what are the risk factors? 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