Treatment pathways traversed by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients: A mixed-method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study was undertaken to explore the treatment-seeking pathways traversed by women with PCOS and elicit their behavior, experiences and perspectives regarding it.

Methods

This concurrent mixed-method study was conducted on 18-40 years old women diagnosed with PCOS at the Gynecology outpatient department, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. Of the 275 women, who were administered a questionnaire to elicit their treatment-seeking behavior, 62 willing participants were subjected to in-depth interviews. Quantitative responses were descriptively analyzed and presented as count, proportion, mean or median. Framework analysis was performed for the qualitative data. The findings of both types of data were triangulated to construct the pathways to treatment traversed by PCOS pa

SUBMITTER: Kaur I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8351971 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature