Associated factors of pelvic organ prolapse among patients at Public Hospitals of Southern Ethiopia: A case-control study design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is the descent of the vaginal wall, cervix, uterus, bladder, and rectum downward into the vaginal canal. It occurs owing to the weakness of the structures supporting and keeping pelvic organs in anatomic position. Prolapse occurs due to exposure to risk factors; women in developing countries are highly predisposed to the risk factors of the prolapse. No study assesses POP in Southern Ethiopia.

Methods

A case-control study design was employed in 369 participants (123 cases and 246 controls) of seven randomly selected Public Hospitals of Southern Ethiopia from February-June, 2020, using a structured questionnaire. All patients diagnosed with prolapse (stage I- IV) were included as cases; patients free of prolapse (stage 0) were taken as c

SUBMITTER: Borsamo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9847956 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature