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- Title
Pelvic organ prolapse in Northwest Ethiopia: a population-based study.
- Authors
Belayneh, Tadesse; Gebeyehu, Abebaw; Adefris, Mulat; Rortveit, Guri; Awoke, Tadesse
- Abstract
Introduction and hypothesis: Epidemiological studies aimed at pelvic organ prolapse and its risk factors can help to identify women at a higher risk and therefore promote prevention strategies. We aimed to assess the prevalence of and factors associated with symptomatic prolapse. Methods: A community-based study was conducted in Dabat district, Northwest Ethiopia. Initially, women were interviewed on their prolapse symptoms using validated questionnaires at their home. Subsequently, they were invited for pelvic examination and examined by gynecologists using the simplified pelvic organ prolapse quantification. Symptomatic prolapse was assessed by pelvic examination findings and patient-reported symptoms. Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the factors associated with symptomatic prolapse. Results: A total of 880 women were interviewed and invited for pelvic examination, of whom 824 (93.6%) showed up for examination. Of the 824 women examined, 464 (56.3%) had POP stages II–IV and 145 (17.6%) had POP stages III–IV. The overall prevalence of symptomatic prolapse was 46.7% (217 out of 464). Of these, 41.0%, 42.8%, and 3.2% accounted for stage II, III, and IV respectively. Increasing age, multiparity, and heavy lifting/carrying significantly increased the odds of developing symptomatic prolapse. Conclusions: Symptomatic prolapse affects a substantial proportion of women in the study area and increased with age. Multiparity and carrying heavy objects are associated with prolapse, all of which have the potential to be modified. More attention is needed to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment services to mitigate the health burden of these at-risk women.
- Subjects
ETHIOPIA; PELVIC organ prolapse; PELVIC examination; DIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOMS; LOGISTIC regression analysis; UTERINE prolapse
- Publication
International Urogynecology Journal, 2020, Vol 31, Issue 9, p1873
- ISSN
0937-3462
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00192-019-04196-1