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Pelvic Floor Disorders and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise: A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Pregnant Women in Northwest Ethiopia

The purpose of the study was to investigate 1: overall knowledge of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and urinary incontinence (UI) as well as knowledge, attitudes, and practice of pelvic floor muscle exercise (PFME); and 2: the association of these factors with parity in pregnant women in Gondar, Ethiopi...

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Autores principales: Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Kassie, Belayneh Ayanaw, Gashaw, Zelalem Mengistu, Asaye, Mengstu Melkamu, Muche, Haymanot Alem, Fenta, Tibebu Tadesse, Chala, Kalkidan Nigussie, Mæland, Karolina S.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10001623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36901212
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054201
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author Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg
Kassie, Belayneh Ayanaw
Gashaw, Zelalem Mengistu
Asaye, Mengstu Melkamu
Muche, Haymanot Alem
Fenta, Tibebu Tadesse
Chala, Kalkidan Nigussie
Mæland, Karolina S.
author_facet Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg
Kassie, Belayneh Ayanaw
Gashaw, Zelalem Mengistu
Asaye, Mengstu Melkamu
Muche, Haymanot Alem
Fenta, Tibebu Tadesse
Chala, Kalkidan Nigussie
Mæland, Karolina S.
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description The purpose of the study was to investigate 1: overall knowledge of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and urinary incontinence (UI) as well as knowledge, attitudes, and practice of pelvic floor muscle exercise (PFME); and 2: the association of these factors with parity in pregnant women in Gondar, Ethiopia. A facility-based cross-sectional study was performed in the Central Gondar zone, northwest Ethiopia between February and April 2021. The associations between parity and knowledge of POP and UI, and knowledge, attitude, and practice towards PFME were estimated using logistics regression models and presented as crude and adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals. Nulliparous women were used as the reference. Adjustments were made for maternal age, antenatal care visits, and level of education. The study sample comprised 502 pregnant women: 133 nulliparous, and 369 multiparous. We found no association between parity and knowledge of POP, UI, or knowledge, attitude, and practice toward PFME. The sum score indicated poor knowledge about both POP, UI, and PFME in the study population, and poor attitude and practice of PFME. Despite a high attendance in antenatal care services, knowledge, attitude, and practice were poor, indicating a need for quality improvement of the services.
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spelling pubmed-100016232023-03-11 Pelvic Floor Disorders and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise: A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Pregnant Women in Northwest Ethiopia Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg Kassie, Belayneh Ayanaw Gashaw, Zelalem Mengistu Asaye, Mengstu Melkamu Muche, Haymanot Alem Fenta, Tibebu Tadesse Chala, Kalkidan Nigussie Mæland, Karolina S. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The purpose of the study was to investigate 1: overall knowledge of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and urinary incontinence (UI) as well as knowledge, attitudes, and practice of pelvic floor muscle exercise (PFME); and 2: the association of these factors with parity in pregnant women in Gondar, Ethiopia. A facility-based cross-sectional study was performed in the Central Gondar zone, northwest Ethiopia between February and April 2021. The associations between parity and knowledge of POP and UI, and knowledge, attitude, and practice towards PFME were estimated using logistics regression models and presented as crude and adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals. Nulliparous women were used as the reference. Adjustments were made for maternal age, antenatal care visits, and level of education. The study sample comprised 502 pregnant women: 133 nulliparous, and 369 multiparous. We found no association between parity and knowledge of POP, UI, or knowledge, attitude, and practice toward PFME. The sum score indicated poor knowledge about both POP, UI, and PFME in the study population, and poor attitude and practice of PFME. Despite a high attendance in antenatal care services, knowledge, attitude, and practice were poor, indicating a need for quality improvement of the services. MDPI 2023-02-27 /pmc/articles/PMC10001623/ /pubmed/36901212 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054201 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg
Kassie, Belayneh Ayanaw
Gashaw, Zelalem Mengistu
Asaye, Mengstu Melkamu
Muche, Haymanot Alem
Fenta, Tibebu Tadesse
Chala, Kalkidan Nigussie
Mæland, Karolina S.
Pelvic Floor Disorders and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise: A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Pregnant Women in Northwest Ethiopia
title Pelvic Floor Disorders and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise: A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Pregnant Women in Northwest Ethiopia
title_full Pelvic Floor Disorders and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise: A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Pregnant Women in Northwest Ethiopia
title_fullStr Pelvic Floor Disorders and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise: A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Pregnant Women in Northwest Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Pelvic Floor Disorders and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise: A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Pregnant Women in Northwest Ethiopia
title_short Pelvic Floor Disorders and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise: A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Pregnant Women in Northwest Ethiopia
title_sort pelvic floor disorders and pelvic floor muscle exercise: a survey on knowledge, attitude, and practice among pregnant women in northwest ethiopia
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10001623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36901212
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054201
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