MAGNITUDES OF PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE AMONG WOMEN ADMITTED IN BUTAJIRA GENERAL HOSPITAL

Abstract

Background: Pelvic organ prolapse is the down ward descent of female organs including the bladder, small & large bowel resulting in protrusion of the vagina, uterus or both. It is a disorder exclusive to women and one of the most common indications for gynecologic surgery. Objective: to assess the magnitude of pelvic organ prolapse and risk factors among women admitted in Butajira general hospital, SNNPR Ethiopia. Methods: Institution based Retrospective crossectional study was conducted in Butajira General Hospital, from Jan. 1 2018 –Jan 2021 on total sample size of 420. The data were collected by chart review by using a prepared questionnaire and then entered and processed by using SPSS version 24.0 for analysis. Result: From 257 pelvic organ prolapse patient’s cards, 210 cards were retrieved and analyzed giving card retrieval rate of 81.7%. the magnitudes of POP during the study period was 50% The mean age of women with pelvic organ prolapse was found to be 49.7(range 25-70), and The mean parity of patients was 6.4with, Majority (78.2%) lives in rural area and house wife account for 71.6%Conclusion& recommendation: Uterovaginal prolapse is common in rural women who are House wife with high parity and more than forty years old. Most of the women gave birth to their babies at home with prolonged labor. Age, parity and occupation had association with stage of uterovaginal prolapse. A lot should be done on raising awareness of women about the risk factors of pelvic organ prolapse.Use of contraception to reduce numbers of deliveries per patient is stressed upon. Health institution delivery be advocated to minimize the rate of home deliveries and hence of prolonged labor