--- title: Can teaching about PMS management improve girls' knowledge? | Niyora description: Yes. Before teaching, all girls had below-average knowledge about managing PMS. After the teaching program, most girls had average or good knowledge. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/to-evaluate-the-effectiveness-of-a-structured-teaching-program-on-management-of-2020/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Can teaching about PMS management improve girls' knowledge? Survey study, 2020 # Can teaching about PMS management improve girls' knowledge? Yes. Before teaching, all girls had below-average knowledge about managing PMS. After the teaching program, most girls had average or good knowledge. Early or limited evidence 50 high school girls aged 12-15 in Hyderabad ## What they did 50 high school girls aged 12-15 answered a questionnaire about managing PMS, then received a structured teaching program, then answered the same questionnaire again. ## What they found Before the program, 100% of girls were below average in knowledge. After the program, 60% had average knowledge, 38% had good knowledge, and 2% had poor knowledge. Pre-test mean score was 10.14; post-test mean score was 23.06. ## What it means for you A teaching program can increase girls' knowledge about managing PMS. However, this was one school in one city, and the study only measured knowledge, not whether girls' behavior changed or symptoms improved. 50 High school girls studied 10.14 Pre-test mean knowledge score 23.06 Post-test mean knowledge score ## About the study Original title To evaluate the effectiveness of a structured teaching program on Management of Premenstrual Syndrome for high school girls aged between 12 to 15 years in a selected High school, Hyderabad Authors Seema Yadav, Ms. Joyce Journal International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Year 2020 Study design Survey study What was tested Structured teaching program on managing premenstrual syndrome Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.53555/v24i2/400232](https://doi.org/10.53555/v24i2/400232) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Irritability and anger](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-irritability-anger/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[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 Survey study, 2020 What attitudes do teenage girls have about premenstrual syndrome, and what affects them? Survey study, 2025 What do adolescent girls in Pakistan know and think about PMS? Survey study, 2025 What psychological and personal factors predict which university students will develop premenstrual syndrome? Cohort study, 2017 How common is PMS in high school students, and what symptoms and problems does it cause? Case-control study, 2009 How common is irritable bowel syndrome in Korean teenage girls and what causes it? Survey study, 2026 Why is understanding PMS awareness in teenage girls important? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗