Effect of Educational Sessions about Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome for Late Adolescent Girls Self Protective Measures

Abstract

Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a heterogeneous endocrine disorder which affects one in 15 women worldwide. Study aim was to evaluate effect of educational sessions about polycystic ovarian syndrome for late adolescent girls self protective measures. Study setting was conducted at secondary girls school, Mansoura, Egypt after obtaining manger approval. A Subject was consisted of 95 students at 2^rd year. Tools: The Questionnaire Consisted of Three Parts were used by the researchers to collect data ,1^stpart consists of questions related to demographic data, 2^ndpart, consists of items related to the knowledge of anatomy and physiology of ovary, 3^rdpart, consists of items related to the knowledge regard polycystic ovarian syndrome. Results The findings of the study revealed that before educational sessions’ utilization the majority of students (87.4%) had inadequate knowledge regard polycystic ovarian syndrome. The overall pretest mean score was 14±3.383 with Mean percentage 38.89%.While the overall posttest Mean score was 32.86±2.079 and Mean percentage 91.31.The overall score posttest mean value (32.87) was higher than the overall score pretest (14.0). Conclusion the knowledge score after educational sessions was higher than before, there was statistical significance difference of knowledge score between before and after educational sessions in all variables p >0.05.There was a statistically significant difference between pretest students' knowledge score in relation to student’s age while there was no statistically significant relations was found with resident, mother education and work, father education and work, family type and monthly income. Thus, utilization of educational sessions was found to be effective to increase awareness of late adolescent about polycystic ovarian syndrome.