Uterine prolapse and associated factors among reproductive-age women in south-west Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Uterine prolapse is an important but neglected public health problem that causes maternal morbidity and mortality in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia. However, little data are available concerning uterine prolapse in Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of and factors associated with uterine prolapse in women of reproductive age in Ethiopia.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Loma Woreda, Dawro, south-west Ethiopia, in November and December 2019. Four hundred and twenty-two randomly selected women of reproductive age participated in the study. Face-to-face interviews with a pre-structured questionnaire collected data, and diagnoses were made clinically. Epi

SUBMITTER: Badacho AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8782331 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature