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WOMEN'S KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Woman's Health & Midwifery Nursing

Abstract

Pelvic organ prolapse is considered as one of the most common causes of reproductive morbidity which influences the women's quality of life. Aim: The present study aimed to assess women's knowledge regarding pelvic organ prolapse. Subjects and Method: The study followed a descriptive design on 220 women with pelvic organ prolapse who were chosen by convenient sample technique. Setting: The study was conducted at Outpatient Gynecological Clinics in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Center at Mansoura City, Egypt over a period of six months from July 2017 to the end of December 2017. Data collection tools: Two tools were used for data collection including; A structured interviewing questionnaire and pelvic organ prolapse knowledge questionnaire. Results: The study revealed that majority of women had lack of knowledge regarding pelvic organ prolapse. Recommendations: The study recommended the importance of developing pelvic organ prolapse guidelines aiming for improving women's knowledge and awareness regarding symptoms and proper management.

DOI

10.21608/mnj.2018.175839

Keywords

Pelvic organ Prolapse, Women's knowledge regarding pelvic organ prolapse

Authors

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Marwa

Last Name

Rashad

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Woman's Health and Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

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First Name

Eman

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Fadel

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Woman's Health and Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

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emy155_2005@hotmail.com

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0000-0002-7495-3491

First Name

Amina

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El-Nemer

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Woman's Health and Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

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Volume

5

Article Issue

3

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22672

Issue Date

2018-10-01

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2018-07-06

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2018-10-01

Page Start

57

Page End

67

Print ISSN

2735-4121

Online ISSN

2735-413X

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https://mnj.journals.ekb.eg/article_175839.html

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1,468

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Mansoura Nursing Journal

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https://mnj.journals.ekb.eg/

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WOMEN'S KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE

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Created At

23 Jan 2023