Nayha Arif, Shifa Khawaja, Qurratulain Iqbal.
Awareness of Polycystic Ovarian Disease: Knowledge and Presence of Presenting Symptoms.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;14(2):627-30.

Aim: To assess the levels of awareness of polycystic ovarian disease and presence of symptoms among female staff and student nurses Study design: Cross sectional survey Place and duration: Shaikh Zayed Medical Hospital Lahore from 1st June 2017 to 31st July 2017. Methods: Two hundred and one female staff and nurses were included. A structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to gather information on socio-demographic characteristics and level of awareness about polycystic ovarian disease and presenting symptoms. Results: There were 68.1% student nurses and 31.9% staff nurses. The mean age was 22.43 +- 6.66. The mean BMI was 1.88 +- 0.637. The mean awareness score was 1.75 +- 1.448. The mean symptom score was 1.239 +- 1.35. P score was found to 0.045 and statistically significant. Conclusion: There was a statistical difference between awareness levels and presence of symptoms. Hence there is a need to increase the levels of awareness of polycystic ovarian disease in order for early diagnosis and prevention.

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