• Ms Neha Bhatt
• Ms Ekta Lohani
• Ms Dorjee Dolkar

BACKGROUND: Women's overall health and well-being are dependent on their sexual and reproductive health. It's crucial to their ability to make choices and decisions about their lives, such as when and whether to have children. Sexual and reproductive health encompasses not only physical well-being, but also the right to healthy and respectful relationships, inclusive, safe, and appropriate health services, accurate information, effective and affordable contraception, and timely support and services in the event of an unintended pregnancy. Menstruation, fertility, cervical screening, contraception, pregnancy, sexually transmissible infections, chronic health problems (such as endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome), and menopause are all linked to distinct life stages for women's sexual and reproductive health . PCOS is a problem with hormones that affects women during their childbearing years (ages 15 to 44). Between 2.2 and 26.7 percent of women in this age group have PCOS.AIM: To identify high risk females for PCOD in the view to develop and administer awareness teaching program on PCOD among undergraduate nursing students of Uttarakhand. MATERIAL & METHODS : The Quantitative approach and Pre-experimental design with one group pre-test – post-test design was used. Simple random sampling technique was used to collect the 110 undergraduate nursing students. The study was conducted in selected nursing college. Pre-test was done by using Demographic Performa and knowledge questionnaire. The prevalence of PCOS was assessed through PCOS prevalence scale. PCOS awareness teaching Program was implemented after pre-test. Post test was conducted seven days after pre-test. Descriptive statistics includes frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation was used to describe the result. Inferential statistics like paired t test, Chi square test, were used to find the effectiveness and association. RESULTS: Majority of students 83( 75.45%) were in age group of 18-20 years and 96.56 % students were unmarried . Majority of students 83( 75.45%) were Hindu & father’s of majority of students were govt employee whereas mothers of majority of students were homemaker. He family income of majority of students were 10,000- 15,000m majority of students were from nuclear family , the age of menarche for majority of students was 14 year , and average days & cycle of menstruation were 28 days, majority of students had no history of smoking & majority 96.36% of students had no associated gynaecological problem .The finding of the study revealed that only 1% of students had mild symptoms of PCOS. The mean of post test knowledge score is 0.702, and SD is 23.49 which revealed evaluation & effectiveness of awareness teaching program by conducting post test after administration of awareness teaching program, hence there is enhancement in knowledge regarding PCOS, The age of study participants was significant associated with knowledge regarding PCOS. © 2022 JETIR March 2022, Volume 9, Issue 3 www.jetir.org (ISSN-2349-5162) JETIR2203448 Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR) www.jetir.org e383 CONCLUSION: The conclusion of the study was only 1% od study participant had symptoms of PCOS & The awareness teaching program on PCOS was effective to raise the awareness among undergraduate nursing students.

PCOS, High Risk Females, Awareness Teaching Program , Undergraduate Nursing Students

"A STUDY TO IDENTIFY HIGH RISK FEMALES FOR PCOS IN THE VIEW TO DEVELOPE AND ADMINISTER AWARENESS TEACHING PROGRAM ON PCOS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.e382-e387, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203448.pdf

"A STUDY TO IDENTIFY HIGH RISK FEMALES FOR PCOS IN THE VIEW TO DEVELOPE AND ADMINISTER AWARENESS TEACHING PROGRAM ON PCOS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppe382-e387, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203448.pdf