Prevalence of self-reported gynaecological problems in a community of district Srinagar Kashmir valley

Abstract

Background: Gynaecological disorders are quite frequent in the community but still mortality is an indicator of maternal health. Treatment seeking behaviour depends upon the individual perceptions and attitudes towards health care. Methods: A community based cross sectional study in which 419 eligible women in the age group of 15-45 were enrolled and interviewed for the study. A semi structured pretested questionnaire was used. The questionnaire included information about the socio demographic characteristics of the students. Data was analysed using percentages. Results: The prevalence came out to be 20.28% which was percentage of women reporting one or more gynaecological disorders. 52.94% did not seek anywhere care or visited any health care facility. Conclusions: The study found a good percentage of women who self-reported one or more gynaecological disorder, which prompts one to find out various factors associated with this problem.

Factors associated with gynaecological morbidities and treatment-seeking behaviour among adolescent girls residing in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India

“…Genital ulcer was the least reported, and white discharge/urethral discharge was reported by around 16 percent of the adolescents. As found in this study, the prevalence of various gynaecological morbidities was nearly the same as measured in previous studies in different settings in India [30][31][32][33].…”

Sirtuins—The New Important Players in Women’s Gynecological Health

“…These results indicate that the pooled prevalence of overall gynecological morbidity is high, and the authors have concluded that the effects of high gynecological morbidities cause lower fertility in women of reproductive age around the world, especially in developing nations [ 6 ]. Similarly, Rasool et al [ 7 ] documented that, in a population of female inhabitants of the Srinagar district in the Kashmir valley (India), 20.28% reported one or more gynecological symptoms. This indicates the importance of the problem, which has a great impact on women’s health [ 7 ].…”

“…Similarly, Rasool et al [ 7 ] documented that, in a population of female inhabitants of the Srinagar district in the Kashmir valley (India), 20.28% reported one or more gynecological symptoms. This indicates the importance of the problem, which has a great impact on women’s health [ 7 ]. Due to their complexity, the pathogenesis of gynecological diseases is also multifaceted, but redox status and energy perturbations related to aging and metabolic dysfunctions have recently been indicated [ 8 , 9 , 10 ].…”

An integrated qualitative and quantitative study on sexual and reproductive health problems faced by women with disabilities in Chandigarh, India

“…This cross-sectional mixed-method study was conducted during 2014 to 2017 in Chandigarh, a city in northern India. The sample size was calculated as per the formula − n = t 2 PQ/d 2 , where n = sample size; t = value of 't' test at 95% confidence interval = 1.96; P = reported prevalence of reproductive health problems = 20%, i.e., 0.20 4,5 ; Q = 1 − P, i.e. 0.80; d = margin of error = 0.05, thus n = 256; the final sample size was worked out as 270 to account for nonresponse.…”