A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTION OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS) AMONG YOUNG STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PERAK
Abstract
PCOS is a prevalent reproductive endocrine disorder in women and it is common endocrine disorder in women. Females suffer from PCOS complications (i.e., are infertile) and may have significant levels of androgen hormones. Globally, PCOS incidence is growing rapidly but most of young generations do not know this condition sufficiently. The goal of this study is to establish and interpret the prevalence of PCOS symptoms in female students, and to check whether these students has menstrual irregularities, obesity, hirsutism, extreme acne problems and whether they are aware of the syndrome or not. According to the finding of study the occurrence of signs and symptoms of PCOS are developing but females are not aware of PCOS even though its signs and symptoms were present in many of them. Most of students they might adequate information regarding PCOS, but they do not know whether they should act on that or not. Furthermore, there is a study indicates that majority of females don’t meet gynecologist unless there is severe or life-threatening symptoms or disease that happen to them. In addition, the sign and symptoms of PCOS frequently misunderstand as sign of menstrual period.
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Azadi-Yazdi, M., Karimi-Zarchi, M., Salehi-Abargouei, A., Fallahzadeh, H., & Nadjarzadeh, A. (2016). Effects of Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension diet on androgens, antioxidant status and body composition in overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 30(3), 275–283. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12433
Dashti, Sareh & Latiff, Latiffah & abdul hamid, Habibah & Saini, Suraini & Abu Bakar, Azrin & Amirah, Nur & Ismail, Maimunah & Jafarzadeh Esfehani, Ali Jafarzadeh Esfehani. (2019). Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome among Malaysian Female University Staff. Journal of midwifery & women's health. 7. 1560-1568. 10.22038/JMRH.2018.30370.1329
Dennett, C. C., & Simon, J. (2015, May 1). The Role of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Reproductive and Metabolic Health: Overview and Approaches for Treatment. Retrieved from https://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/28/2/116?utm_source=TrendMD&utmmedium=cpc&utm_campaign=Diabetes_Spectr_TrendMD_1
Ehrmann, D. A., Barnes, R. B., Rosenfield, R. L., Cavaghan, M. K., & Imperial, J. (1999). Prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Diabetes Care, 22(1), 141–146. doi: 10.2337/diacare.22.1.141
Escobar-Morreale, H. F., Samino, S., Insenser, M., Vinaixa, M., Luque-Ramirez, M., Lasuncion, M. A., & Correig, X. (2012). Metabolic Heterogeneity in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Is Determined by Obesity: Plasma Metabolomic Approach Using GC-MS. Clinical Chemistry, 58(6), 999–1009. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2011.176396
Haq, Noman & Khan, Zarmina & Riaz, Sohail & Nasim, Aqeel & Shahwani, Razzaq & Tahir, Maria. (2017). Prevalence and Knowledge of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Among Female Science Students of Different Public Universities of Quetta, Pakistan. "Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR). 3. 385-392.
Hosseini, M. S., Dizavi, A., Rostami, H., Parastouei, K., & Esfandiari, S. (2017). Healthy eating index in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A case-control study. International journal of reproductive biomedicine (Yazd, Iran), 15(9), 575–582.
Jeanes, Y. M., Barr, S., Smith, K., & Hart, K. H. (2009). Dietary management of women with polycystic ovary syndrome in the United Kingdom: the role of dietitians. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 22(6), 551–558. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-277x.2009. 00988.x Polycystic ovary syndrome | Womenshealth.gov. (2019). Retrieved 8 October 2019, from https://www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/polycystic-ovary-syndrome
Koivunen, R., Laatikainen, T., Tomas, C., Huhtaniemi, I., Tapanainen, J., & Martikainen, H. (1999). The prevalence of polycystic ovaries in healthy women. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 78(2), 137–141. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.1999. 780212.x
Legro, R. S., Dodson, W. C., Kris-Etherton, P. M., Kunselman, A. R., Stetter, C. M., Williams, N. I., … Dokras, A. (2015). Randomized Controlled Trial of Preconception Interventions in Infertile Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 100(11), 4048–4058. doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-2778
Nanjaiah R, Roopadevi V. Prevalence of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Among Female Students: A CrossSectional Study. Natl J Community Med 2018; 9(3):187-191
Nybacka, Å., Hellström, P. M., & Hirschberg, A. L. (2017). Increased fibre and reduced trans fatty acid intake are primary predictors of metabolic improvement in overweight polycystic ovary syndrome-Substudy of randomized trial between diet, exercise and diet plus exercise for weight control. Clinical Endocrinology, 87(6), 680–688. doi: 10.1111/cen.13427
Rosenfield, R. L. (2015). The Polycystic Ovary Morphology-Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Spectrum. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 28(6), 412–419. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2014.07.016
Tsikouras, P., Spyros, L., Manav, B., Zervoudis, S., Poiana, C., Nikolaos, T., … von Tempelhoff, G. F. (2015). Features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in adolescence. Journal of medicine and life, 8(3), 291–296.
Upadhye, J. J., & Shembekar, C. A. (2017). Awareness of PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) in adolescent and young girls. International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 6(6), 2297. doi: 10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20172119
Watson, S. (2019, March 29). Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment. Retrieved from https://www.healthline.com/health/polycystic-ovary-disease.
Witchel, S. F., Oberfield, S., Rosenfield, R. L., Codner, E., Bonny, A., Ibáñez, L., … Lee, P. A. (2015). The Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome during Adolescence. Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 83(6), 376–389. doi: 10.1159/000375530
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2020-12-29
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HUSSIN, Siti Normiyah; ABD KADIR, Nur Hafizah.
A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTION OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS) AMONG YOUNG STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PERAK.
Journal of Social Science Advanced Research, [S.l.], v. 1, n. 2, p. 160-181, dec. 2020.
ISSN 2735-1874.
Available at: <https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/jossar/article/view/11783>. Date accessed: 18 may 2025.
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