A STUDY TO FIND THE EFFECT OF AN AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE OF PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF POLY CYSTIC OVARIAN DISEASE AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN A SELECTED HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, BERHAMPORE, MURSHIDABAD.

Introduction: Polycystic ovarian Disease is a metabolic reproductive and psychological complex series of disorders that impact an adolescent girl through her life span. Aim to assess the existing knowledge regarding prevention and management of PCOD as measured by a structured knowledge questionnaire and provide awareness programme. Material and Method: The approach utilized for the study was quantitative survey with the quasi experimental research design. The study was conducted among adolescent girls of class XI and XII of selected Higher Secondary School, Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal. Convenient sampling technique was used to select 115 adolescent girls of class XI and XII. The tool of data collection were tool 1: Personnel profile, tool 2: Knowledge Questionnaire on prevention and management of PCOD. The study was conducted from 18th to 23th july, 2024. At the first day pre-test was done and conduct an awareness programme about prevention and management of PCOD and post test was done after 7 days. Result: As per there knowledge out of 115 participants, in pretest 45 participants (39.13%) have good knowledge, 37(32.17%) have average knowledge, and 33participants (28.69%) have poor knowledge. In post test 27 participants (23.47%) have poor knowledge, 60participants (13.91%) have average knowledge and 62 paryticipants (53.91%) have good knowledge. Therefore the post test knowledge score is higher than pretest knowledge and the awareness programme is effective. The pre-test mean 12.78 and post test mean 19.17, and the mean difference was 6.39. Conclusion: This chapter has been deal with the findings of the study, discussion and implication to the nursing fields, limitation, experienced by the student researcher and recommendation for the future research.