Title
Awareness and lifestyle practices related to polycystic ovary syndrome among Indian female IT professionals: A cross-sectional study
Authors
Joyce Joseph1 & Harshhni Vummiti Lakshminarayana2,*
Affiliation
1Department of ICU and General Ward, Junior Resident, Ramaiah Medical College, Karnataka, India; 2Department of General Ward, SRM Prime Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author
Joyce Joseph - E-mail: joyce14.joe@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9902533253
Harshhni Vummiti Lakshminarayana - E-mail: harshhni0908@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8825520809
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received April 1, 2026; Revised April 30, 2026; Accepted April 30, 2026, Published April 30, 2026
Abstract
There is a growing prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) among young women who work and the level of awareness and the way women implement healthy lifestyle practices in their respective jobs is still not high enough. This study looked at how aware female IT employees in Nagpur were of PCOS and their healthy lifestyle practices regarding the syndrome using a cross-sectional survey design. 86 valid responses were assessed using an online structured questionnaire; 84% of respondents had heard of PCOS; however, only 36% had complete knowledge of complications of PCOS and only 38% of the respondents had complete knowledge of preventative strategies against complications of PCOS. Respondents reported exercising regularly (52%), following a healthy diet (52%), achieving adequate sleep (42%) and controlling stress levels (29%) most of the time. However, many respondents reported experiencing irregular menstrual cycles and PCOS-related symptoms. Data also shows an inconsistency between the knowledge of PCOS and the actual actions taken by the respondents. Thus, high levels of educational activities and preventive measures need to be implemented in the workplace.
Keywords
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), awareness, lifestyle practices, IT professionals, cross-sectional study
Citation
Joseph & Lakshminarayana, Bioinformation 22(4): 1965-1969 (2026)
Edited by
A Prashanth
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
