ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2019
Factors associated with pelvic floor disorders in Kersa District, eastern Ethiopia: a community-based study.
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- Prevalence and associated factors affecting pelvic floor disorder among women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
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- Prevalence and associated factors of symptomatic pelvic floor disorders among women living in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Amhara, Ethiopia.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Prevalence of pelvic floor disorders and the associated quality of life among institutionalized and noninstitutionalized elderly women: A cross-sectional study.Current urology · 2023Article
- Associated factors of pelvic organ prolapse among patients at Public Hospitals of Southern Ethiopia: A case-control study design.PloS one · 2023Article
- Determinants of Pelvic Floor Disorders among Women Visiting the Gynecology Outpatient Department in Wolkite University Specialized Center, Wolkite, Ethiopia.Obstetrics and gynecology international · 2022Article
- Factors associated with delay in seeking treatment among women with pelvic organ prolapse at selected general and referral hospitals of Southern Ethiopia, 2020.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Symptomatic pelvic floor disorders and its associated factors in South-Central Ethiopia.PloS one · 2021Article
- Factors associated with poor-to-moderate quality of life among pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study in Malaysia.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Unmet Need for Contraception Among Young Married Women in Eastern Ethiopia.Open access journal of contraception · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundPelvic floor disorders, which diminish the quality of life, disproportionally affect women in developing countries. However, there is a knowledge gap in the understanding of the factors associated with the problem in many countries including Ethiopia. Therefore, we aimed to assess the factors associated with pelvic floor disorders in Ethiopia. MATERIALS AND
methodsA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 3432 ever-married women selected through a stratified multistage sampling procedure from the Kersa Health and Demography Surveillance System. Data were collected using structured questionnaires through face-to-face interviews. A Poisson regression model with robust variance estimation was used to investigate the association of the independent variable with pelvic floor disorder. The results are reported in adjusted prevalence ratios with 95% confidence intervals.
resultsOverall, the prevalence of pelvic floor disorders was 20.5% (95% CI: 19%-22%). Women who had no education (APR = 1.47; 95% CI: 1.06, 2.04) or had undergone five or more vaginal deliveries (APR = 1.56; 95% CI: 1.18, 2.05), an abortion (APR = 1.85; 95% CI: 1.43, 2.38) or episiotomy (APR = 1.39; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.90) were independently associated with having pelvic floor disorders.
conclusionObstetric events are strongly associated with pelvic floor disorders. This finding highlights the greater need for policies to focus on prevention, diagnosis and treatment services to mitigate women's suffering from pelvic floor disorders.
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