Background: Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is a gynecologic problem that occurs often during reproductive age and is the most frequent cause of urgent admission to the hospital. DUB occurs in the adolescent usually because of anovulation, a result of developmental immaturity of the hypothalamic­pituitary­ovarian (HPO) axis. Diagnosis can only be confirmed when there is no other pathology present, so it is important to exclude all the other possibilities. Objective: To assess the knowledge regarding dysfunctional uterine bleeding among women in Rural health center, Chandragiri,Tirupathi. Setting: Rural health center, Chandragiri, Tirupathi. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study,100 reproductive age women’s(15­45 years) and reported to the RHC, Chandragiri,Tirupathi were included. A probability convenient sampling was adopted for to select the women. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge on Dysfunctional uterine bleeding. Results: The collected data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. out of 100 women’s majority 69(69%) had moderate knowledge, 29(29%) had poor knowledge, 2(2%) had adequate knowledge on Dysfunctional uterine bleeding. Chi­square test was computed for association of demographic variables with knowledge regarding Dysfunctional uterine bleeding. The findings showed significant association in Dysfunctional uterine bleeding knowledge among reproductive age women’s with regard to educational status(c2 =0.000**), occupation(c2 =0.019**), income(c2 =0.013**), duration of marriage(c2 =0.015**), source of information(c2 =0.026**), at p< 0.01 significance. No significant association was found with other demographic variables. Item wise analysis done for the items. Conclusion: The study revealed that knowledge of Dysfunctional uterine bleeding, risk factors, etiology and it’s management was moderate. So, there is a need to educate the rural women to increase awareness about Dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

Keywords: Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding; Reproductive Age Women; Knowledge.