A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Deviation in Growth Hormone Among School Going Girls in the Selected Schools of Pune City

Abstract

Introduction: The deviations in growth hormone is a painful tragedy in teenagers mainly in school going girls.¹ They are very much anxious about their growth and development at this age. It’s necessary to know and understand their problems at early stage. Growth hormone is a vital aspect to maintain the balance of mind, body and lifestyle. In the present Indian scenario school going girls are more affected with growth hormone deviations and problems.¹

Purpose of the study: The study aims to assess the knowledge regarding deviation in growth hormones among school going girls in the selected schools of Pune city.

Material and Methods:The quantitative research approach was used for this study. The sample size was 200. It included from the selected schools of Pune city of age 12 – 15 years. The knowledge was assessed of each participant. A self – structured questionnaire tool was used to collect the data. The tool was evaluated and validated by 5 experts. The questionnaire consists of demographic section and knowledge section. The demographic section includesage and education and the Knowledge section is divided into Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism each consisting of 10 questions. Analysis was done by using descriptive inferential statistics.

Results: The results revealed that in Hypothyroidism, 33.5% of the students have poor knowledge, 66% of students have good knowledge and 0.5% of students have excellent knowledge. In Hyperthyroidism, 54.5% of students have poor knowledge, 45% of students have good knowledge and 0.5% of students have excellent knowledge regarding deviation in growth hormones.

Conclusion:In the overall study, regarding the deviation in growth hormones among school going girls showed that the students have more knowledge about the Hypothyroidism (66%) as compared to Hyperthyroidism. Association showed that the Demographic variables of age and education are greater than 0.05, so the association is Non – significant.