A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge and attitude regarding Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) among adolescent girls in selected colleges of Mehsana district

Introduction: Polycystic ovarian syndrome was first described in 1935 by American gynecologists Irving F. Stein and Michael L. Leventhal as a syndrome manifested by amenorrhea, hirsutism and obesity associated with enlarged polycystic ovary, from whom its original name of Stein–Leventhal syndrome is taken. According to recent statistics one fifth of the world’s population is adolescents and in India one third of the population is between the ages of 10 and 24. Adolescence is a period of transition between childhood and adulthood, a time of profound biological, intellectual, psychological and economic changes. During this period individual reaches physical, sexual maturity and develop more sophisticated reasoning abilities. Research Approach: quantitative approach, Research Design: Pre-experimental one group pretest post test design, Participants: 100 adolescent girls aged 18-21 years selected by non probability convenience sampling technique. Intervantion: the structured teaching programme was administered over 40 minutes and post test carried out after 7th day. Tools: Structured knowledge questionnaire and Likert attitude scale. Result: mean score was 1.890 with SD 0.60126. The calculated “t” value CV = 4.662, TV = 1.990 (CV > TV) which was statistically significant at 0.05 level. It showed that, there was a significant difference between the pre and post test of knowledge regarding polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) among adolescent girls. So Ho1 hypothesis is rejected. Regarding attitude, post test, the mean score was 32.5400 with SD 3.92974. Here the calculated “t” value was CV = 1.425, TV = 1.990 (CV < TV) at 0.05 level. No significant difference between the pre and post test of attitude regarding polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) among adolescent girls. So Ho2 hypothesis is accepted. Same as chi square pre test knowledge with the age in years (1.349), marital status (1.662), types of family (1.984), area of residence (1.168), family history (0.702), first source of information (6.34) and age of menarche(2.796 ). It was statically less than table value of age in years, marital status, types of family, area of residence, family history (3.84), first source of information (9.49), and age of menarche (7.81). There is no association between demographic data with knowledge and attitude level. Conclusion: Statistical evidence proved that providing education through S.T.P is improve the knowledge regarding polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) among adolescent girls.