Epidemiology of endometriosis in Kazakhstan: a national population-based cohort analysis (2014-2019) using data from the national electronic healthcare system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endometriosis is a condition affecting reproductive-age women and associated with dysmenorrhea, pelvic organs dysfunction, pelvic pain, and infertility. The real epidemiology of endometriosis remains underestimated. No data are available on prevalence of endometriosis in Kazakhstan. Therefore, the aim of this was to investigate the epidemiology, complications, surgical management approach, and outcomes of endometriosis in Kazakhstan by analyzing large-scale Kazakhstani healthcare data from the Unified Nationwide Electronic Health System (UNEHS).

Methods

A population-based study among women with endometriosis treated in any healthcare setting of the Republic of Kazakhstan during the period of 2014-2019 was performed. The International Classification of Diseases (IC

SUBMITTER: Aimagambetova G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11746094 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature