*Corresponding Author: Prof. Hemalatha M, PhD Scholar, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Nursing, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Introduction: Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a syndrome manifested by amenorrhea, hirsutism and obesity associated with enlarged polycystic ovaries. Globally, the prevalence of PCOS is estimated to be between 5.5% and 12.6% in women in the age group of 17 to 45 years. In India the prevalence estimates are between 8.2% and 22.5%. An estimated one in five (20%) Indian women suffer from PCOS. (The Hindu, Mumbai, September 26, 2019).
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of lifestyle intervention on polycystic ovarian syndrome in terms of lifestyle practices and BMI among girls at selected Colleges, U.P.
Methods: The study was conducted in B.Ed college, Agra among 33 girls by using purposive sampling technique who met the eligibility criteria and written consent was taken from sample. One group pretest and posttest design were adopted. The data was collected with PCOS risk assessment questionnaire, self-reported practice checklist and BMI. After the implementation of interventions for three months, the post-test was conducted. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis.
Results: Paired t-test was computed to find out the significant mean differences in lifestyle practices and BMI. It reveals that there was a statistically significant difference noted in the mean scores of lifestyle practices at p < 0.05 between pre-test and post-test among girls as the paired t-test lifestyle practice score was 0.0001. There was no statistically significant difference noted in the mean BMI scores at p > 0.05 between pre-test and post-test among girls. Pearson correlation "r" was computed to find the correlation. There was no significant correlation found between lifestyle practices and BMI kg/m² (r = 0.07, p > 0.05). There was no significant association found between the lifestyle practices and selected demographic variable among girls (p > 0.05) except for duration of menstruation (p < 0.05). There was no significant association found between the BMI kg/m² and selected demographic variable among girls (p > 0.05) except for occupation of mother and area of residence (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: There was a statistically significant difference noted in the mean lifestyle practices between pre-test and post-test among girls. This shows that lifestyle intervention is an effective intervention in improving the lifestyle practices among girls on polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Keywords: Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome, lifestyle intervention practice, BMI.
How to cite this article: Hemalatha M, Subashini SP. Effectiveness of lifestyle intervention on polycystic ovarian syndrome in lifestyle practices and BMI among girls at selected colleges, U.P. Int J Drug Deliv Technol. 2026;16(6s): 83-89; DOI: 10.25258/ijddt.16.6s.10
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