A Study to assess The Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on knowledge regarding Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome among Adolescent Girls in Selected Colleges at Nadiad City, Gujarat State

 

Ms. Neha Parmar^1, Munshi Ruzda Khanam², Patel Moshmi³, Panchal Shruti⁴, Goyara Krishna⁵, Christian Brinky⁶, Ninama Nidhi⁷

¹Reaserch Guide, Assiatant Professor, Dinsha Patel College of Nursing, Nadiad, 387001

^2-7Researcher, B. Sc. Nursing, Dinsha Patel College of Nursing, Nadiad, 387001, Gujarat.

 

ABSTRACT:

The investigators conducted a study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding polycysticovarian syndrome among adolescent girls in selected colleges at Nadiad city, Gujarat State”. The main objectives of the study were (1) To assess knowledge before & after administration of plan teaching programme regarding PCOS. (2) To find out association between the pre-test level of knowledge regarding polycystic ovarian syndrome with selected socio demographic  variables. (3) To assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding polycystic ovarian syndrome among adolescent girls. Pre experimental research approach was used with one group pre test post test design. The investigator used convenient sampling technique for selecting 40 samples. A structured knowledge questionnaire was prepared to assess knowledge of the samples. Reliability of structured knowledge questionnaire was ascertained by using Karl pearson s’ formula. Descriptive and inferential statistics used to analyze the data. The findings of the study revealed that there was significant association with pre-test knowledge and post–test knowledge with selected demographic variables. Planned teaching programme was prepared on Polycysic Ovarian Syndrome to help the adolescent girls to understand the disease condition and should adopt a preventive as well as curative approach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

INTRODUCTION:

“Polycystic ovarian disease is not a life threatening problem, definitely a lifestyle threatening problem”

                                                                           Suzis Ben

 

Adolescence is a period having the sense of identity and the sense of intimacy. It is the transition from childhood to adulthood and so it is not a smooth one. In addition to this intellectual and emotional upheaval, rapid body growth causes them anxiety and cultural pressures of today’s world add further stress to their uncertainty. (Bincy Mathew, 2011).

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a group of recognizable patterns of symptoms or abnormalities which requires the presence of two of the following three conditions.

i)     Oligo and /or anovolution 

ii)   polycystic ovaries 

iii) hyperandrogenism. 

(Norman JR, Deiwally D, 2011)Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, (PCOS) is the most common problem that encounter with fertility of women in reproductive age. The prevalence of polycystic ovaries in Indian subcontinent Asian women is very high. The prevalence of polycystic ovarian disease in general population has been estimated to be 5% to 10% of women of reproductive age. (Miss Savitha, 2011). The treatment strategies including lifestyle changes and use of insulin-sensitizers, hormone replacement and anti-androgens should be utilized in order to delay long-termcardiovascular and metabolic complications of this endocrinopathy. (Sills SE, Perloe M, 2008).

NEED FOR THE STUDY:-

“Education is given for sake of individuals with a view to save from destruction”.

                                                                        Thompson

 

Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a heterogeneous endocrine disorder that affects one in 15 women worldwide. It is the most frequent cause of hyperandrogenism and oligo-anovulation which have substantial psychological, social and economic consequences. Immigrant populations from the Indian subcontinent to the UK and Australian women of aboriginal heritage also have a higher prevalence of PCOS. (Richard Scott Lucidi, 2011).

 

It was first described by Stein and Leventhal in 1935with significant clinical implications like menstrual irregularities, hirsutism, infertility, suboptimal obstetrical outcome and long term complications like impaired glucose tolerance, diabetes mellitus type 2, dyslipidaemia, coronary artery disease and endometrial hyperplasia. Studies in first-degree relatives of patients with PCOS shows that 24% of mothers and 32% of sisters are affected, suggesting a major genetic association. Screening of an unselected population in the southwestern United States showed 4% incidence of PCOS. (Miss Bincy Mathew, 2011) A retrospective study was done at manglore in 58 preadolescent and adolescent girls to study the age at diagnosis of PCOS and to compare risk factors involved in causing PCOS highlighted that PCOS may occur at a younger age in girls who develop early pubarche. Therefore, the diagnosis and workup should be considered in young girls with risk factors suggestive of PCOS. (Miss Monica Singh, 2011). A comprehensive community-based study among 3443 adolescent girls (15-18 years) was done to find out the prevalence of PCOS from 10 schools, Trivandrum. Among them, 339 girls were with the symptoms of PCOS and they were under-nourished (37.6%), normal weight (51. 2%), overweight (8. 6%) and obese (2.6%). Lack of awareness and lifestyle changes are considered to be the major factor leading to this phenomenon. (Coviello D Andrea et al’ 2006).

 

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:

—  To assess the knowledge before & after administration of plan teaching programme regarding PCOS.

—  To find out association between the pre-test level of knowledge regarding polycystic ovarian syndrome with selected socio demographic variables.

—  To assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding polycystic ovarian syndrome among adolescent girls.

 

HYPOTHESIS:

—  H1: The mean post-test knowledge score of adolescent girls will be significantly higher than the mean pre-test score regarding PCOS of adolescent girls at 0. 05 level of significant after administration of PTP.

—  H2: There will be no significance association between pre-test knowledge score & selected demographic variable at 0. 05 level o of significance.

 

MATERIAL AND METHODS:

—  Research approach: Quantitative approach.

—  Research design: Pre experimental one group pretest posttest design.

—  Target population: Adolescent girls in selected colleges of Nadiad city Gujarat.

—  Accessible population: Adolescent girls available during the study at the Selected collegesin Nadiad Gujarat.

—  Sampling technique: non probability convenient sampling technique

—  Sample size: 40 adolescent girls

—  Data collection tool: structured Knowledge Questionnaire s

—  Data analysis: Descriptive statistics and Inferential statistics

—  Criteria measure: knknowledge

 

MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE STUDY:

Findings related to demographic variables of samples:

In this study, majority 20(50%)of the samples were in the age group of 19-22 year, majority 40 (100%) of the samples were the students from the science stream, majority 25 (62%) of the samples preferred vegetarian diet, majority 20(50%) of the samples were following the lifestyle other than exercis and yog, majority 20 (50%) of the samples were in the age of menarche(14-16 year), majority 23(58%) of the samples were not suffering from dysmennorrhea, majority 22(55%) of the samples were having duration of menstrual cycle (21-35 days), majority 19 (48%)of the samples had the source of information from mass media.

 

Findings related to knowledge of samples:

The mean post-test knowledge score of samples on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in adolecent girls was significantly higher than the pre-test knowledge score. It revealed that the Planned Teaching Programme was effective in increasing knowledge among the samples.

 

Findings realted to assocoation between pre-test knowledge scores of samples with selected demographic variables:

Association of pre-test knowledge score with demographic variables was tested by chi square test and it was found that there was significant association between pre-test knowledge score and selected demograpic variables like source of information.

 

CONCLUSION:

The following conclusions can be drawn from the present study findings:

 

It was concluded that samples knowledge as well as the skill improved after implementation of Planned Teaching Programme on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome among adolecent girls in selected colleges of Nadiad city. It showed that the Planned Teaching Programme was effective in terms of improving knowledge among adolecent girls in selected college of Nadiad city.

 

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Received on 25.08.2018       Modified on 10.09.2018

Accepted on 04.10.2018       ©A&V Publications All right reserved