Factors Related to Uterine Prolapse among Married Women of Child Bearing Age in Dang District of Nepal

Authors

  • Sudha Devkota (1) Medical Superintendent, Salyan District Hospital, Nepal; (2) College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Tepanata Pumpaibool College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Keywords:

Uterine prolapse, Female, Nepal

Abstract

Uterine prolapse (UP) is a form of genital prolapse among females and it is one of the most widespread reproductive health problems among the women in Nepal. A cross sectional study design was used to determine the factors related to the prevalence of uterine prolapse among married women of child bearing age (15-49 yrs) in Dang district of Nepal.  Household survey questionnaire was interviewer-administered to 385 randomly selected married women of child bearing age of ward number 1 & 2. A Key Informant Interview (KII) was also done with 6 social workers to collect qualitative information of Saudiyar village development committee of Dang district of Nepal. 2.3 % of the 385 women had uterine prolapse at the time of study. A statistically significant relationship (p=0.021) was observed between age of the child bearing women and prevalence of UP. Women aged above 40 had higher risk for UP than did younger women. 

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Devkota, S., & Pumpaibool, T. (2017). Factors Related to Uterine Prolapse among Married Women of Child Bearing Age in Dang District of Nepal. Journal of Health Research, 28(2), 109–113. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jhealthres/article/view/92876

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE