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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2016; 06(03): 24-26
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708657
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A Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) among Nursing Students at NUINS.

Sunanda B.
1   Lecturer, Dept. of OBG, Nursing, Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences, Paneer, Mangalore
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Sabitha Nayak
2   Vice Principal & HOD, Dept. of OBG, Nursing, Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences, Paneer, Mangalore
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Abstract

Polycystic ovarian syndrome is an endocrine disorder which affects the adolescent girls. It has been found through studies that it affects around 5% to 10% of women in their reproductive years. The study was conducted to assess the knowledge on the polycystic ovarian syndrome among the student nurses. The data was collected from the nursing students by using structured questionnaire. The data collected from 150 samples in Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences. Descriptive survey research approach was adopted and data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Distribution of the samples on demographic characteristics revealed that 85% of the samples were in the age group of 21-25years, 75% of the samples were Christians, 82% of the samples were consuming mixed diet, and 92% samples had regular menstrual cycle. 76% of the samples were with average knowledge and 10.7% with good knowledge regarding polycystic ovarian syndrome. Hence the study concluded that Source of information, consumption of junk food, dietary patterns of the students were associated with their level of knowledge on PCOS at 5% level of significance.

Keywords

Knowledge - PCOS - Nursing Students


Publication History

Received: 24 December 2015

Accepted: 17 August 2016

Article published online:
22 April 2020

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