Self-reported uterine prolapse in a resettlement colony of North India

✍ Scribed by Santosh Kumari; Indarjit Walia; Amarjeet Singh

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 138 KB
• Volume: 45
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1526-9523
• DOI: 10.1016/s1526-9523(00)00033-7

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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.