| Autor: |
Anozie Okechukwu B, Ewah Richard L, Esike Chidi U, Obuna Johnson A, Edegbe Felix O, Ukaegbe Chukwuemeka I, Nwafor Johnbosco I |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Women's Health and Development. |
| ISSN: |
2644-2884 |
| DOI: |
10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840021 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Despite high prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse in low-resource settings and its negative effect on the quality of life of women affected by the condition, women in resource-constrained settings often have limited knowledge about the condition which limits their ability to seek medical treatment. Aim: To assess the knowledge and associated factors of pelvic organ prolapse among women in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This was an interviewer-administered questionnaire-based cross-sectional study conducted among 302 women from 13th to 17th January, 2020 in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. The participants were randomly selected and Pelvic organ prolapse knowledge questionnaire and incontinence knowledge questionnaire (PIKQ) was used to collect the data. SPSS version 22 was used for data processing and analysis. Descriptive statistics were calculated for most variables. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify the associated factors. A variable was considered significant at p-value |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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