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CC BY 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2023; 13(03): 436-439
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1759522
Original Article

Knowledge on PCOS among the Nursing Students of a Selected College, Mangaluru

Welcita Ianya Ferrao
1   Department of Community Health Nursing, Father Muller College of Nursing, Kankanady, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Veena Melisha Fernandes
1   Department of Community Health Nursing, Father Muller College of Nursing, Kankanady, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Twinkle Thomas
1   Department of Community Health Nursing, Father Muller College of Nursing, Kankanady, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Vineetha Roshni Baretto
1   Department of Community Health Nursing, Father Muller College of Nursing, Kankanady, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Sonia Karen Liz Sequera
1   Department of Community Health Nursing, Father Muller College of Nursing, Kankanady, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder commonly affecting the adolescent girls. Globally, the prevalence rate is around 4 to 12% and it affects 5 to 10% women in their reproductive age group. The study was conducted to assess the knowledge on PCOS among the student nurses. This was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study among 350 adolescent girls of a selected nursing college recruited using stratified random sampling. A predesigned, pretested, semistructured 16-item questionnaire containing two components—basic knowledge on PCOS (8) and treatment and prevention of PCOS (8), was used for data collection and the results were analyzed. Results revealed that all the adolescent girls (350; 100%) belonged to the age group of 18 to 20 years. It was noted that 306 (87.4%) of students had inadequate knowledge, whereas 44 (12.6%) students had adequate knowledge on PCOS. Significant association was found between primary source of information (p = 0.012) and knowledge on PCOS at 0.05 level of significance. The study concluded that conduction of planned teaching programs is necessary to increase comprehensive knowledge with regard to detection of presenting symptoms and foster early diagnosis and treatment of the syndrome thereby promoting overall health.

Keywords

polycystic ovarian syndrome - adolescent girls - nursing students

Ethical Permission

Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee (IRC No. IRC/FMCON/2019/BS20) and the Institutional Ethics Committee (FMMC IEC/CCM/229/2020). Prior approval to conduct the study was obtained from the Nursing College authorities. Informed consent was obtained from every subject participating in the research study and privacy of information was guaranteed to them.


Authors' Contributions

V.M.F. contributed to data collection, data analysis, and manuscript. T.T. conceptualized the study. V.R.B. contributed to methodology. S.K.L.S. helped in manuscript and designing.




Publication History

Article published online:
30 December 2022

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