Zahdeh Massa, Hallak Hussein
Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Womens Health (Lond). 2025 Jan-Dec;21:17455057251333270. doi: 10.1177/17455057251333270. Epub 2025 Jul 31.
Women's health is all about managing conditions unique to females, such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Here, a mixed-method approach was used to evaluate the knowledge of PCOS among Palestinian women and to elucidate gynecologists' perspectives on its diagnosis and management.
The purpose of this mixed-method research was to assess knowledge of PCOS among Palestinian women and develop a greater understanding of gynecologists' experiences treating PCOS.
A mixed-method study was used to evaluate the knowledge of PCOS among Palestinian women and to explore gynecologists' perspectives on its diagnosis and management.
The qualitative study involved semi-structured interviews with six experienced gynecologists and was reported according to the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research. Thematic analysis was applied to analyze the data. A cross-sectional quantitative study was then introduced to validate the findings of the qualitative study. It utilized a validated questionnaire that was distributed to Palestinian women, with 584 respondents meeting the inclusion criteria.
The qualitative interviews revealed some important themes related to gynecologists' experiences and perceptions of PCOS, particularly misconceptions and knowledge gaps among PCOS patients. The quantitative study indicated participants to have scant knowledge about PCOS, with an average of 9.6 correct answers out of 21 (45.7%). Participants' main source of knowledge was websites ( = 138, 27%). More than half of the participating women believed that PCOS patients require social support (57.3%). Education and career field were associated with degree of knowledge about PCOS (-value = 0.000 for each). In addition, diabetes history and PCOS history showed significant relation to PCOS knowledge (respective -values = 0.046, 0.002).
The results emphasize the importance of PCOS awareness among women and the difficulties gynecologists face during management of PCOS. There is a need to increase awareness of PCOS for women of all ages, standardize PCOS treatment among gynecologists, and encourage healthcare providers to educate women about PCOS.
女性健康主要涉及处理女性特有的病症，如多囊卵巢综合征（PCOS）。在此，采用了混合研究方法来评估巴勒斯坦女性对PCOS的了解，并阐明妇科医生对其诊断和管理的看法。
这项混合研究的目的是评估巴勒斯坦女性对PCOS的了解，并更深入地了解妇科医生治疗PCOS的经验。
采用混合研究方法来评估巴勒斯坦女性对PCOS的了解，并探讨妇科医生对其诊断和管理的看法。
定性研究包括对六位经验丰富的妇科医生进行半结构化访谈，并根据定性研究报告标准进行报告。采用主题分析法对数据进行分析。随后引入横断面定量研究以验证定性研究的结果。该研究使用了一份经过验证的问卷，分发给巴勒斯坦女性，584名受访者符合纳入标准。
定性访谈揭示了一些与妇科医生对PCOS的经验和认知相关的重要主题，特别是PCOS患者中的误解和知识差距。定量研究表明，参与者对PCOS的了解很少，21道题平均正确回答9.6道（45.7%）。参与者的主要知识来源是网站（n = 138，27%）。超过一半的参与女性认为PCOS患者需要社会支持（57.3%）。教育程度和职业领域与对PCOS的了解程度相关（每项p值 = 0.000）。此外，糖尿病史和PCOS病史与PCOS知识显示出显著关系（各自的p值 = 0.046，0.002）。
结果强调了提高女性对PCOS认识的重要性以及妇科医生在PCOS管理过程中面临的困难。有必要提高各年龄段女性对PCOS的认识，规范妇科医生对PCOS的治疗，并鼓励医疗服务提供者对女性进行PCOS相关教育。
