Impact of Awareness Program and Lifestyle Modifications on Risk for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome among Adolescent Girls

Abstract

The present study was undertaken with the view to identify the risk of PCOS among school going adolescent girls and to assess the impact of awareness program and lifestyle modifications. After the interventions, there was a risk reduction of PCOS among the adolescent girls and an improved knowledge and attitude levels regarding PCOS. Adolescent girls who were at high risk of PCOS were 14.8% (15) and 15.7% (17) in the experimental and the control group. After yoga, (post-test -I) the risk assessment scores revealed 71.6% had moderate level of risk, 5.9% had high risk level in the experimental group whereas in the control group, 87.3% had moderate level of risk and 12.7% had high risk level. After exercise, (posttest -2) risk assessment sores revealed that 48% had moderate level of risk and none of them were identified as 0 % had high risk whereas in the control group, 88.2% had moderate level of risk and 11.8% had high risk level. During post-test, none of the adolescent girls in the experimental group had unfavourable attitude, 19.6% (20) had favourable attitude and 80.4% (82) of the adolescent girls had most favourable attitude score. In addition, demographic variables such as age, class, place of residence and age at menarche had a significantly associated with the knowledge and attitude of the adolescent girls. Therefore, the interventions of yoga and exercise had a significant impact on the reduction in risk of PCOS. newline