Patients’ perception about polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in Sub-Himalayan region of India-A facility-based cross-sectional study
Background: In modern times, metabolic disorders are most common and one of them is polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in women, which causes high morbidity and complications. PCOS has largely been a neglected and less researched area; however, it is gaining importance in recent times as PCOS is inc...
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| author | Richa Jaswal Shailesh Tripathi Dhananjay Singh Nand Lal Gupta Hoshiar Singh Chauhan Suchpreet Kaur Shireen Sharma Sudip Bhattacharya |
| author_facet | Richa Jaswal Shailesh Tripathi Dhananjay Singh Nand Lal Gupta Hoshiar Singh Chauhan Suchpreet Kaur Shireen Sharma Sudip Bhattacharya |
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In modern times, metabolic disorders are most common and one of them is polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in women, which causes high morbidity and complications. PCOS has largely been a neglected and less researched area; however, it is gaining importance in recent times as PCOS is increasing as well as it can be prevented to a considerable extent.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess knowledge among females in government hospitals in Northern India. Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire on 300 women (completed 270), selected by proportionate sampling technique, and admitted in government hospitals. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 23.
Results:
The results showed that the mean age of respondents was 33.02 ± 9.039 years, the mean age at menarche was 12.33 ± 2.13 years, and the mean of gravida status was 1.82 ± 0.78 years. Only half of the respondents had good knowledge about PCOS.
Conclusion:
This study suggests that efforts are needed to reinforce women’s knowledge through setting-based awareness campaigns and health education in this context to enable them to identify and seek timely treatment and improve their quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-61fee1e4abb94229a8bc67ddf7508cf62024-11-11T11:10:56ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632278-71352023-09-011291837184210.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2249_22Patients’ perception about polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in Sub-Himalayan region of India-A facility-based cross-sectional studyRicha JaswalShailesh TripathiDhananjay SinghNand Lal GuptaHoshiar Singh ChauhanSuchpreet KaurShireen SharmaSudip BhattacharyaBackground: In modern times, metabolic disorders are most common and one of them is polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in women, which causes high morbidity and complications. PCOS has largely been a neglected and less researched area; however, it is gaining importance in recent times as PCOS is increasing as well as it can be prevented to a considerable extent. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess knowledge among females in government hospitals in Northern India. Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire on 300 women (completed 270), selected by proportionate sampling technique, and admitted in government hospitals. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 23. Results: The results showed that the mean age of respondents was 33.02 ± 9.039 years, the mean age at menarche was 12.33 ± 2.13 years, and the mean of gravida status was 1.82 ± 0.78 years. Only half of the respondents had good knowledge about PCOS. Conclusion: This study suggests that efforts are needed to reinforce women’s knowledge through setting-based awareness campaigns and health education in this context to enable them to identify and seek timely treatment and improve their quality of life.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2249_22endometrial cancergravidamorbidityovarian cancerpcos |
| spellingShingle | Richa Jaswal Shailesh Tripathi Dhananjay Singh Nand Lal Gupta Hoshiar Singh Chauhan Suchpreet Kaur Shireen Sharma Sudip Bhattacharya Patients’ perception about polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in Sub-Himalayan region of India-A facility-based cross-sectional study Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care endometrial cancer gravida morbidity ovarian cancer pcos |
| title | Patients’ perception about polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in Sub-Himalayan region of India-A facility-based cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Patients’ perception about polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in Sub-Himalayan region of India-A facility-based cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Patients’ perception about polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in Sub-Himalayan region of India-A facility-based cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patients’ perception about polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in Sub-Himalayan region of India-A facility-based cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Patients’ perception about polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in Sub-Himalayan region of India-A facility-based cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | patients perception about polycystic ovarian syndrome pcos in sub himalayan region of india a facility based cross sectional study |
| topic | endometrial cancer gravida morbidity ovarian cancer pcos |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2249_22 |
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