PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF POP AMONG ADMITTED WOMEN AT KARAMARA HOSPITAL, JIGJIGA, SOMALI REGION, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

ABSTRACT Back ground: Pelvic organ prolapse is a health concern affecting millions of women worldwide. It can severely affect a woman’s quality of life by limiting physical, social, psychological and sexual function. Significant numbers of women in Ethiopia are also suffering from such problem, even at the young age. Vaginal hysterectomy with pelvic floor repair is one of the frequently performed surgeries in treating women who have completed their family and are not particular about preserving menstrual function. As this disease is seen frequently in different regions in our country and particularly from those of high parity I have decided to work on the prevalence and possible factors of patients in Karamara hospitl Objectives: The aim of this study is to review the prevalence and possible factors of pelvic organ prolapse. Methods: A Hospital based retrospective descriptive study will be done to review the prevalence and possible factors of pelvic organ prolapse. The study will be conducted at Karamara hospital Jigjiga,SRS,Ethiopa. Patient’s medical records will be used to collect data. The data will be entered, cleaned, and analyzed using SPSS 21.0 statistical software. This research requires a budget of 8860 to be accomplished and the study period will be from December, 2017 to Jullay, 2018