Prevalence of Hysterectomy by Self-Reported Disability Among Canadian Women: Findings from a National Cross-Sectional Survey.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Our objective was to investigate differences in prevalence of hysterectomy by self-reported disability status among Canadian women. Materials and Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional data from the Canadian Community Health Survey 2012 on 30,170 women aged ≥20 years. Disability was defined as reports of sometimes or often (vs. never) experiencing functional limitations or reduction in daily activities at home, school, or work. Frequency of these limitations was used as a proxy for disability severity. The outcome was self-reported hysterectomy status. Modified Poisson regression was used to quantify the prevalence ratio (PR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for hysterectomy according to any, functional, or activity-limiting disability, after adjustment for household income, em

SUBMITTER: Scime NV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8665278 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature