SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS â€“ DOES IT MAKE DIFFERENCE TO UNDERGO HYSTERECTOMY AMONG WOMEN

Dr. Kanmani T.R; Dr. Malathi T; Dr.Vasanthy Vijay

Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2016

SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS â€“ DOES IT MAKE DIFFERENCE TO UNDERGO HYSTERECTOMY AMONG WOMEN

Dr. Kanmani T. R, Dr. Malathi T, Dr. Vasanthy Vijay

Abstract :

Introduction: Hysterectomy is the indication for many reasons and it is the last option provided to the women. Women in India choose alternative treatments to hysterectomy though it is not always successful. Women opting to undergo hysterectomy in India is lower (4–6%) compared to other countries (HT; 10–20%) (Singh and Arora)1. Limited research is done to know about socio demographic factors and its influence on women. Objectives: Objective of the study is to assess the influence of socio demographic factors of Women undergoing hysterectomy. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre.The sample included women aged 25–45yrs with diagnosis of Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) admitted for hysterectomy from April 2013 to April 2015. Samples of 200 women were selected and interview method was adopted for this study. Results: Bifurcations of the sample shows that increase in age is marked with the risk for hysterectomy as older age (41–45 yrs) group with high percentage (42%) of women were undergoing hysterectomy. The chi square test for association reveals that there is a significant difference between age and the level of satisfaction (P=.001). The finding of the study indicated that illiterate (21%) women are more likely to undergo hysterectomy than literate women. Conclusion: Symptomatology will have a crucial effect on the women, which make them to undergo hysterectomy. Socio economic factors do not influence the decision to undergo hysterectomy. Women and family need to be psycho educated and various health schemes for health need to be sensitized during the counseling session.