Evaluation of Knowledge and Attitude of Women Towards Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Keywords:
Abdominal pain, abnormal uterine bleeding, attitude , irritability, khowledgeAbstract
Objective: To evaluate the knowledge and Attitude of women towards abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB).
Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from January to December 2022. The inclusion criteria were women aged 18 to 45 who attended the outpatient obstetrics and gynaecology department. All pregnant females, those who had a history of hysterectomy, were excluded from the study. Females unwilling to be part of this study were also not involved. The participants were given pre-designed questionnaires with 30 items of knowledge and 10 items on attitude domains of AUB. A dichotomous scale (yes/no) was used for the knowledge domain. The expertise and Attitude were labeled good if females answered more than 60% of questions correctly. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 26.0 was used for data analysis.
Results: In 151 women, the mean age and body mass index (BMI) were 27.4±6.2 years and 24.1±1.2 kg/m2. Lower abdominal pain was described to be the most common presenting complaint by 98 (64.9%) females, while mood swings, weakness and irritability were the other most frequently reported presenting complaints reported by 69 (45.7%), 66 (43.7%) and 61 (40.4%) females respectively. Overall, AUB knowledge was considered good in 24.3% of females. Attitude towards AUB was good in 74 (49.0%) females.
Conclusion: Good knowledge of AUB was noted in 24.3% of females, while 49.0% reported good Attitudes towards AUB.
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