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Vol. 8, Issue 6 (2019)

A study to assess the knowledge regarding polycystic ovarian syndrome among undergraduate students in selected colleges of Pune city

Author(s):
Manisha Karkar, Feba Anna Abraham, Divyamol Joseph, Ajila S Thomas, Dipali Bharam and Bliss Mariam Mathew
Abstract:
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is one of the most common endocrine disorder that affect women. PCOS is also leading cause of infertility. PCOS is also at risk for both diabetic complications and cardiovascular disease with risk of Myocardial Infarction.
A Non experimental Descriptive Research Design was adopted to conduct the study. A total of 100 samples was selected by using nonprobability purposive Sampling Technique was adopted to select undergraduate students meeting the inclusion criteria.
Study instrument was Structured Questionnaire used by the researcher which consist of two parts:
Part 1: Demographic Data
Part 2: Structured Questionnaire
The finding of the study revealed that 3% of undergraduate students are having good knowledge regarding Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, 73% of undergraduate students are having average knowledge and 24% of undergraduate students are having poor knowledge regarding Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. The study conclude that the undergraduate student have average knowledge regarding Polycystic Ovarian syndrome.
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How to cite this article:
Manisha Karkar, Feba Anna Abraham, Divyamol Joseph, Ajila S Thomas, Dipali Bharam, Bliss Mariam Mathew. A study to assess the knowledge regarding polycystic ovarian syndrome among undergraduate students in selected colleges of Pune city. Pharma Innovation 2019;8(6):192-194.

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