Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome(Pcos), Awareness Among Female Students, Qassim University, Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia

Knowledge of polycystic ovary syndrome among females in Al- Qunfudah governorate, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional community-based study

“…This is a predictable result, as it is similar to what was reported in another study done in Saudi Arabia, which found that the participants' knowledge about PCOS was significantly associated with better educational attainment (Alessa et al, 2017). In the Jordanian study, married women, on had a better understanding of PCOS than non-married women (Bassam et al, 2018), whereas in the present results both groups had similar knowledge scores. This might be explained by the fact that married women see their gynecologists more often, which could explain their better degree of awareness and information concerning PCOS.…”

“…This finding is similar to a study conducted among Lebanese women that found that the most common PCOS symptoms were androgen-related side effects (75.8%), followed by menstrual irregularity (72.7%) (Al Souheil and Chahine, 2021). These symptoms were more noticeable in the Jordanian research (90.3 percent) (Bassam et al, 2018). Women, in particular, must be aware of the symptoms of the syndrome in order to link it to the illness and seek further study if they arise.…”

“…Furthermore, in Jordan only 12.3% of participants thought that PCOS augments the risk of cardiovascular disease and 31.3% of them said that PCOS would cause an increase in blood sugar (Abu-Taha et al, 2020) while poor awareness about PCOS were found among female students at Emirati university, in which Only 38.3% had heard about PCOS (Santoro, 2018). In Qassim region Saudi Arabia, 71% of students had good knowledge about the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Bassam et al, 2018). Moreover, a study done in five regions in Saudi Arabia showed that most of the participants (74.8%) were recognized with a good level of awareness (Alruwaili et al, 2020).…”