The effect of health education on quality of life (QOL) among polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) females at Karachi, Pakistan Authors Madiha Saleem Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. Amjad Ali Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. Jahan Ara Hassan Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. Waqas Ahmed Farooqui Department of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. Rukhsana Haroon Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. Rubina Qasim Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.11144 Keywords: Health education, Quality of life, Polycystic ovary syndrome Abstract Objective: To evaluate the effect of nurses-led health education intervention on quality of life among polycystic ovary syndrome females. Method: The quasi-experimental study was conducted from May to August 2022 at the Obstetrics and Gynaecology outpatient department of Dow University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised married females aged 18-45 years, who were diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome based on the Rotterdam criteria. Nurses-led health education intervention session was conducted for all the patients. Data was collected using the self-administered polycystic ovaries syndrome quality of life scale. Data was analysed using SPSS 26. Results: Of the 50 females, 26(52%) were aged 26-35 years. There was a significance difference between baseline and post-intervention scores across all domains of quality of life (p<0.05). Also, baseline body mass index of the participants was 30.4±4.711 which went down post-intervention to 29.4±4.800 (p<0.001). Conclusion: Nurses-led health education intervention improved the quality of life and body mass index of polycystic ovary syndrome patients. Key Words: Health education, Quality of life, Polycystic ovary syndrome. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-10-16 How to Cite Saleem, M., Ali, A., Hassan , J. A., Farooqui, W. A., Haroon, R., & Qasim, R. (2024). The effect of health education on quality of life (QOL) among polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) females at Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(11), 1982–1985. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.11144 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 11 (2024): NOVEMBER Section Research Article License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.