Academic Journal
Endometriosis and associated symptoms among Nigerian women
| العنوان: | Endometriosis and associated symptoms among Nigerian women |
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| المؤلفون: | Fawole, Adeniran O., Bello, Folasade A., Ogunbode, Olayinka, Odukogbe, Akin‐Tunde A., Nkwocha, Gerald C., Nnoaham, Kelechi E., Zondervan, Krina T., Akintan, Adesina, Abdus‐Salam, Rukiyat A., Okunlola, Michael A. |
| المساهمون: | World Endometriosis Research Foundation |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ; volume 130, issue 2, page 190-194 ; ISSN 0020-7292 1879-3479 |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley |
| سنة النشر: | 2015 |
| المجموعة: | Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref) |
| الوصف: | Objective To determine the prevalence of endometriosis and identify associated symptoms among Nigerian women. Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted at a center in Ibadan, Nigeria, between October 2008 and December 2010. All women aged 18–45 years scheduled for their first diagnostic laparoscopy for gynecologic indications were enrolled. Participants completed a previously validated self‐administered questionnaire. Endometriosis was diagnosed on the basis of visual evidence. Results Among 239 women analyzed, 115 (48.1%) had endometriotic lesions. Endometriosis was more common among women reporting dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain than among those not reporting these symptoms (20/28 [71.4%] vs 95/211 [45.0%]; P = 0.009). Women who reported dysmenorrhea were significantly more likely to have endometriosis than were those without dysmenorrhea (90/171 [52.6%] vs 25/68 [36.8%]; P = 0.027). The risk of endometriosis was not significantly increased in women with one pain symptom (odds ratio [OR]1.69; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.67–4.27), but was significantly increased in women with two (OR 2.70; 95% CI 1.13–6.52) or three (OR 4.87; 95% CI 1.88–12.82) pain symptoms (χ 2 trend = 15.5; P < 0.001). In a multivariate logistic regression model, only pain other than dysmenorrhea or dyspareunia independently predicted endometriosis ( P = 0.017). Conclusion Endometriosis is fairly common among Nigerian women. Efforts to increase the awareness of endometriosis among the public, researchers, and clinicians are needed. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.02.030 |
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| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.55969CAA |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.02.030 |
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