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A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted, targeting individuals over the age of 18 from Jordan\u2019s central region. Participants were recruited through stratified random sampling. The questionnaire consisted of two domains, including demographics and knowledge of PCOS domains. A total of 1532 respondents participated in this study. The findings revealed that participants have overall adequate knowledge regarding PCOS\u2019s risk factors, etiology, clinical presentation, and outcomes. However, participants demonstrated subpar familiarity of the association between PCOS and other comorbidities and the effect of genetics on PCOS. Women had more knowledge than men about PCOS (57.5 \u00b1 6.06 vs. 54.1 \u00b1 6.71, p = 0.019). In addition, older, employed, and higher-income populations showed significantly better knowledge than younger, unemployed, self-employed, and lower-income populations. In conclusion, we demonstrated that Jordanian women demonstrate an acceptable yet incomplete level of knowledge towards PCOS. We recommend establishing educational programs by specialists for the general population as well as medical personnel to spread accurate medical information and clarify common misconceptions about signs, symptoms, management, and treatment of PCOS, and nutritional knowledge.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph20054018","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,24]],"date-time":"2023-02-24T02:03:26Z","timestamp":1677204206000},"page":"4018","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Current Awareness Status of and Recommendations for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A National Cross-Sectional Investigation of Central Jordan"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3495-799X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nadia","family":"Muhaidat","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan"}]},{"given":"Shahd","family":"Mansour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan"}]},{"given":"Majid","family":"Dardas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan"}]},{"given":"Jamil","family":"Qiqieh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9530-4688","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zeina","family":"Halasa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5751-1210","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Leen","family":"Al-Huneidy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, King Hussein Medical Center, Amman 11855, Jordan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4878-7362","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jehad","family":"Samhouri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6671-8352","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rama","family":"Rayyan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9699-1600","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wahid","family":"AlOweiwi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5055-674X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jamil","family":"AlMohtasib","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3806-2859","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohammad A.","family":"Alshrouf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jordan University Hospital, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6661-3617","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ghayda\u2019a M.","family":"Al-Labadi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jordan University Hospital, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan"}]},{"given":"Layla H.","family":"Suboh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3517-3601","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abdallah","family":"Al-Ani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Scientific Affairs and Research, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman 11941, Jordan"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1380","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fertnstert.2017.04.011","article-title":"Gaps in knowledge among physicians regarding diagnostic criteria and management of polycystic ovary syndrome","volume":"107","author":"Dokras","year":"2017","journal-title":"Fertil. 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