European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE ABOUT PCOS

Dr. Shambhavi K.*, Swastika Suresh Gader and Murugesh Gowda Channabasappa

ABSTRACT

PCOS is the emerging endocrine disease in women of reproductive age. The knowledge and attitudes of the adolescent females in the Shivamogga district about PCOS were evaluated through a cross-sectional survey. The data from the voluntary surveys was collected using the structured prevalidated questionaire. Calculating the proportion of response allows for the display of results. There was a moderate level of knowledge (68%) and attitude among the participants. There was a strong association between knowledge level, attitude and socio-demographic characteristics such home location, mother's educational level, and participant age. The conclusion of our study emphasises the necessity of awareness campaigns given that the community under study still has information gaps.

Keywords: PCOS, Knowledge and attitude.