PREVALENCE OF SYMPTOMATIC PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING GYNECOLOGY OUT PATIENT DEPARTMENT AT REFERRAL HOSPITALS OF SOUTH NATIONS NATIONALITIES, PEOPLES� REGION ETHIOPIA, 2021

Abstract

Introduction: Pelvic organ prolapse is one of a major cause of morbidity among women which affect their quality of life by restricting physical, social, psychological and sexual functioning. Despite the severity of the problem there is limited information about the prevalence and associated factors of pelvic organ prolapse among women in South Nations Nationalities, Peoples� Region associated factors among women attending gynecologic outpatient department in referral hospitals of SNNPR, Ethiopia 2021. Method: A hospital based cross- sectional study was conducted among women attending gynecologic outpatient department in referral hospitals of SNNPR, Ethiopia from April 10- May 10, 2021 by using a structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire, anthropometric measurement and physical examination. Systematic random sampling technique was used to select 1218 women. The data entered to EPI data version 4.6 and exported to the SPSS version 25 for analysis. Binary logistic regression analysis was employed and multivariable logistic regression model used to control confounders. Finally, presence of an association was declared by using p-value < 0.05. Likewise, adjusted odds ratio with its respective 95% CI was used to interpret the direction as well as the strength of an association. Results: A total of 1196 respondents were included with a response rate of 98.1%. The prevalence rate of symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse found to be 20.1% Key- words: Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Risk factors, SNNPR, Ethiopia