ABSTRACT:
The most common symptom of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), an endocrine illness in which a woman’s levels of the sex hormones progesterone and estragon are out of balance, is the onset of menstruation. Ovarian cysts—benign lumps of the ovaries—grow as a result. Polycystic ovary syndrome can affect a woman’s menstrual cycle, fertility, cardiac health, and physical attractiveness. Weight gain, irregular periods, infertility, facial hair, acne, hair loss, and a tendency toward diabetes are all indications of classic Polycystic ovary syndrome. The true underlying problem is insulin resistance, which is brought on by a number of things include eating too many carbohydrates (approximately 30% of people cannot tolerate a “normal” amount of bread and sugar). Most often, symptoms first appear in adolescence, around the start of menstruation. However, some women do not develop symptoms until their early to mid-20’s. Although PCOS presents early in life, it persists through and beyond the reproductive years1. PCOS is estimated to affect between 5 and 10 percent of women of reproductive age, thus making it the most common hormonal disorder among women in this age group. It affects women of all races and nationalities. Prevalence rate of PCOS among adolescents are 10 to 13%. This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) among Adolescent Girls of Senior Secondary School. A Pre-Experimental research design was used for the study. A total of 100 students were selected. The instrument used for the data collection was self -structured knowledge questionaries' . Inferential and descriptive statistics were used to analysis the data. Data was collected and analysed using mean, percentage, SD, t-test presented in the form of tables and diagrams. The results revealed that the majority of participants in the pre-test had below average knowledge score (66%) after the implementation of a structured teaching program, post test knowledge score were good (78%). The study demonstrated that although adolescent girls had limited knowledge about polycystic ovary syndrome, the Structured Teaching Program was successful in greatly increasing their understanding. The study concluded that the need for providing knowledge on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is an important strategy to utilise adolescent girls as effective contributors towards girl's obstetrics and gynaecological health services.