Age of first diagnosis and incidence rate of uterine fibroids in Ghana. A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Uterine fibroids are benign tumors that grow in or on the uterus of women. Globally, they occur in more than 80% of women of African ancestry and 70% in white women. Uterine fibroid requires much attention because of its high incidence rate among women of all races and ages. This study sought to document the age of first diagnosis and incidence rates of uterine fibroids in our urban setting.

Methods

This study reviewed and analyzed the ages and year of diagnosis of all 2,469 patients with the first diagnosis of uterine fibroids from 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2021 in South-Central Ghana. The obtained data were analyzed using GNU PSPP, Python on Jupyter Notebook and Libre Office Calc with statistical significance level set at p≤0.05.

Results

The overa

SUBMITTER: Edzie EKM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10019645 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature