Female Student’s Knowledge and Perception Regarding Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome at Koya Technical Institute
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https://doi.org/10.15218/ejnm.2025.12Keywords:
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Medical Student, Knowledge and PerceptionAbstract
Background and Objective: Polycystic ovarian syndrome is the most common endocrine disease in women of reproductive age. It is one of the major reproductive health issues, and it is considered a significant health problem. Institutional students represent the future of healthcare, equipped with essential knowledge that can be leveraged to educate their peers and patients, especially on this vital topic. This study aimed to determine female students' knowledge and perception regarding polycystic ovarian syndrome who are studying at Koya Technical Institute, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Method: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted. The study was carried out at Koya Technical Institute from October 1st, 2024, to December 25th, 2024, with convenience samples consisting of 393 female institutional students. The data were gathered through both an online link and a paper-based survey questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS software for statistical analysis, version 27. Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests were used to determine the association between variables; a p-value ≤ 0.05 is considered statistically significant.
Result: In the present study, 393 samples participated; the mean age was 20.97 ±2.62, and more than half of the participants were in the 18-21 age group. 51.7% of the participants had fair knowledge. 44.3% had good knowledge, and only 4% had poor knowledge. 75.3% of the study samples had positive perceptions, and only 24.7% had negative perceptions, which revealed there is a significant association between the overall knowledge levels of study samples with socio-demographic characteristics of age (P -value = 0.032) and study year (P - value = 0.04).
Conclusion: The findings of this study show that students had an adequate level of knowledge and positive perceptions regarding PCOS and demonstrate a significant association between knowledge levels and both age and study year. In contrast, there is no significant association found between overall knowledge and marital....
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