Prevalence of chronic pelvic pain and associated factors among indigenous women of reproductive age in Ecuador.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic pelvic pain is a common disease that affects approximately 4% of women of reproductive age in developed countries. This number is estimated to be higher in developing countries, with a significant negative personal and socioeconomic impact on women. The lack of data on this condition in several countries, particularly those in development and in socially and biologically vulnerable populations such as the indigenous, makes it difficult to guide public policies.

Objectives

To evaluate the prevalence of chronic pelvic pain (dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, non-cyclical pain) and identify which variables are independently associated with the presence of the condition in indigenous women from Otavalo-Ecuador.

Design

A cross-sectional study was carried out inc

SUBMITTER: Vargas-Costales JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11223279 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature