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Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme Regarding Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome among Adolescent Girls in GVHSS Koonathara

Regina P. F., Tamil Selvi P., Sheeba S., Usmanul Hakeem C.P., Aneesha M.M., C.M. Kavya, Ebitha V.O., Jiyamol Thomas, Hima A.M., Uma Suresh, Vrinjisha V.C.

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Introduction: Adolescence is the transitional period of growth and development between childhood and adulthood. Like the central features of PCOS, certain metabolic changes that are associated with PCOS are also physiologic during puberty. Unhealthy eating habits and lack of exercise lead to many diseases in adolescents such as polycystic ovarian syndrome. The cysts are fluid-filled bubbles that contain eggs that have not yet been released because of hormonal imbalance. Objectives of the study 1. To assess the pre-test knowledge of adolescent girls regarding PCOS. 2. To find the effectiveness of a structured teaching programme on PCOS. 3. To find out the association between knowledge and selected variables. Method: In this study, a pre-experimental one-group pre-test post-test design was used. Sample size: 30 adolescent girls. Sampling: Convenient sampling. Data was collected using a structured knowledge questionnaire. After the pre-test, a structured teaching programme was given to the adolescent girls regarding polycystic ovarian syndrome. On the 3rd day, the post-test was conducted with the same structured knowledge questionnaire. Inferential and descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. Result: The mean post-test knowledge score obtained (O2 = 18.8) was higher than the mean pre-test knowledge score (O1 = 10.76). Paired t-test was used to find out the significant difference between the mean pre-test and post-test knowledge scores. The calculated ‘t’ value (13.7) was found to be significant at 0.05 level. This shows that STP was effective in increasing the knowledge of adolescent girls regarding PCOS. There was no significant association between the pre-test knowledge score with the demographic variables like age, sex, religion, education, marital status, and knowledge regarding PCOS. Interpretation and Conclusion: The findings of the study showed that the knowledge score of adolescent girls in GVHSS Koonathara was very less before the STP. The STP facilitated them to gain more knowledge about organ donation which was evident from the post-test knowledge score. Therefore, the study concludes that the administration of a structured teaching programme was an effective method for improving the knowledge of adolescent girls regarding PCOS.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijwhn.v4i1.1880

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