Premenstrual syndrome is a common problem in young girls which adversely affects their educational performance and emotional well-being. Changing lifestyle, modifying diet, exercises, yoga, massage and stress reduction can optimize quality of life and overall health of adolescent girls suffering from premenstrual syndrome. A pre-experimental one group pre test, post test design was conducted in selected schools, Bangalore which aimed to assess the effectiveness of a structured teaching program regarding selected nonpharmacological management of premenstrual syndrome and its association with its demographic variables. Data were collected from 60 samples by nonprobability purposive sampling technique which was used by structured knowledge questionnaire prepared by the investigator to assess the effectiveness of a structured teaching program. Paired t-test value was 39.76, and the pre test score which was 40.4% and the post test score which was 83.0% significance difference between pre test and post test score was 42.6%. It reveals that the structured teaching program was highly effective. There was a significant association among adolescent girls with their demographic variables at (p 0.05) level of significance. This study finding indicate that the Structured Teaching Programme was effective in enhancing the knowledge of adolescent girls regarding selected non-pharmacological management of premenstrual syndrome in selected schools, Bangalore.

Keywords: Premenstrual Syndrome; Modifying Diet; Exercise; Stress Reduction; Adolescent Girls; Structured Teaching Programme.