WHO systematic review of prevalence of chronic pelvic pain: a neglected reproductive health morbidity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health care planning for chronic pelvic pain (CPP), an important cause of morbidity amongst women is hampered due to lack of clear collated summaries of its basic epidemiological data. We systematically reviewed worldwide literature on the prevalence of different types of CPP to assess the geographical distribution of data, and to explore sources of variation in its estimates.

Methods

We identified data available from Medline (1966 to 2004), Embase (1980 to 2004), PsycINFO (1887 to 2003), LILACS (1982 to 2004), Science Citation index, CINAHL (January 1980 to 2004) and hand searching of reference lists. Two reviewers extracted data independently, using a piloted form, on participants' characteristics, study quality and rates of CPP. We considered a study to be of h

SUBMITTER: Latthe P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1550236 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature