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The epidemiological profile of hysterectomy in rural Chinese women: a population-based study.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Systematic review of urological injury during caesarean section and hysterectomy.International urogynecology journal · 2023Pooled it
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- Uterine Factor Infertility, a Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Prevalence of Hysterectomy among Gynecological Surgeries in a Tertiary Care Hospital.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2020Article
- Sexual function after total laparoscopic hysterectomy or transabdominal hysterectomy for benign uterine disorders: a retrospective cohort.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2020Article
- Hysterectomy associated with de novo lower urinary tract symptoms in a Taiwanese population: a nationwide, population-based study.International urogynecology journal · 2019Article
- Prevalence, sociodemographic determinants and self-reported reasons for hysterectomy in India.Reproductive health · 2019Article
- Patterns of hysterectomy in India: a national and state-level analysis of the Fourth National Family Health Survey (2015-2016).BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2019Article
- Pathologic Profile of Hysterectomy Cases in Saudi Arabia: A Tertiary Center Experience.Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
objectivesHysterectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed on women in developed countries; however, little is known about the epidemiology of hysterectomy in low-income to middle-income regions. This study seeks to evaluate the prevalence of hysterectomy and its risk factors in rural China.
methodsQuestionnaires were collected from 3328 female adults aged 25â€"69 years in rural Anyang, China, in 2009â€"2011. Hysterectomy status was ascertained by the gynaecologist at the time of cytological test. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed to assess the risk factors for hysterectomy.
resultsThe overall prevalence of hysterectomy was 3.31% (110/3328). Women above the age of 40 years had a higher prevalence of prior hysterectomy, compared with those aged 25â€"39 years (5.01% vs 0.33%). Obesity was marginally related with a higher risk of hysterectomy (adjusted OR=1.59; 95% CI 0.99 to 2.56; body mass index (BMI) ≥28.0 vs 18.5 ≤ BMI <24.0). History of prior pregnancy loss conferred a greater risk for hysterectomy (adjusted OR=1.51; 95% CI 1.02 to 2.23). Of the 75 (68.18%, 75/110) cases who provided further information on hysterectomy, 84.00% (63/75) had undergone total abdominal hysterectomy and 70.67% (53/75) had received surgery for leiomyoma.
conclusionsRural Chinese women had a relatively low prevalence of hysterectomy, and the majority of reported hysterectomies were performed abdominally for leiomyoma. Hysterectomy prevalence differed significantly by age, BMI and history of pregnancy loss. This study expands the current understanding of the epidemiology of hysterectomy in lower resource areas.
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