Self‐reported Uterine Prolapse in a Resettlement Colony of North India

Abstract

The aims of this study are to estimate the prevalence of self-reported uterine prolapse and to determine the treatment-seeking behavior of the respondents. Participants of this study are married women of Dadu Majra colony, Chandigarh, India, January-February, 1996. A house-to-house screening of the women was done by a nursing student utilizing a checklist of indicator symptoms of uterine prolapse. All women reporting such symptoms were interviewed further. Among the 2,990 women surveyed, 227 (7.6%) reported symptoms of uterine prolapse. Of the 227 women with self-reported uterine prolapse, 128 (57%) had not taken any treatment, 28 went to a traditional birth attendant (TBA), and 47 (21%) consulted a doctor. Thirty-eight women were advised to have an operation, but only eight complied. Other treatments used by small numbers of women included the use of a ring pessary or alcohol-soaked swab and heel pressure technique. Reasons for non-consultation included shyness (80; 63%), lack of cooperation by the husband, lack of time (80; 63%) and lack of money (74; 58%). The prevalence of prolapse was significantly higher in women with higher parity. More than 7% of the women reported symptoms of uterine prolapse.

An Epidemiological Study of Major Surgical Procedures in an Urban Population of East Delhi

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Prevalence of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction among Married Women of Udupi Taluk, Karnataka, India

“…Hence, this study is the first of its kind in India. The reported prevalence of the urinary incontinence across India ranges between 10-67.9% [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]. The prevalence of self-reported uterine prolapse is 7.6% [7] and anal incontinence is 1.3% [10].…”

Gynecological Morbidity among Women in Reproductive Age: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…The retained 18 studies [10,13,15,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] were conducted in different parts of the globe. Almost 33.3% of studies were conducted in urban area [15,24,26,30,33,36], 11% were conducted in both urban and rural areas [27,31].…”

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