An Exploratory Survey To Assess The Knowledge, Practice And Prevalence Of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Among Women Attending Gyne OPD Of Selected Hospital Of Delhi With A View To Develop A Health Care Package On Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome And Its Management

Objective: 1) To assess the prevalence of Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome among women attending Gyne OPD of selected hospital. 2) To assess the knowledge and practice of women with PCOS regarding Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome. Methodology: Exploratory survey design. A sample of 275 women of 12-49 years of age was selected by Purposive Sampling technique. A structured interview schedule, a structured knowledge interview schedule and a self-expressed practice rating scale were used to collect data Result: The prevalence of PCOS among women attending Gyne OPD of Safdarjung Hospital was found to be 10.09%. The knowledge of the women with PCOS regarding PCOS and its management was found to be inadequate with the mean score of 12.1 out of 33. Similarly the practices were also found to be inadequate with the mean score of 59.87 out of 115.Identifying the areas of inadequate knowledge and practices a Health Care Package was developed for women with PCOS.