Experience of Women with Utero Vaginal Prolapse in Selected Public Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024: Aqualitative Study
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2024-06-19
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Addis Ababa University
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Background; Globally, 2-20% of women are affected by Utero-vaginal prolapse (UVP). It is a major women‟s health concern throughout the world. It can lead to obstacles in daily life and work and harm women physically, psychologically, and socially. To date, the majority of research on UVP has been quantitative, primarily concentrating on prevalence studies and placing less emphasis on the experiences of women who live with this condition.
Objectives: To explore the lived experience of women with Utero-vaginal Prolapse at selected public hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024 Methods: This study was conducted by descriptive phenomenological research design. A total of 12 Women who were diagnosed with any degree of UVP except first stage in the gynecology ward and OPD during the study period were selected using purposive sampling. Semi-structured interview guides through in-depth interviews were used to collect data. Data was collected in Amharic using an audio record, transcribed verbatim, translated into English, and at the end imported to ATLAS. ti software for coding. The deductive method was used in the analysis.
Result; the finding of this study revealed that women with UVP face challenges every day that affect their quality of life. The finding include three main themes; conceptualizing the condition, social and psychological aspects of UVP and associated subthemes are ;lack of knowledge, cause of prolapse, relationship with partner and social interaction, societal attitude toward UVP, social support, afraid disclosure, emotional burden and resilience are the subtheme in this finding.
Conclusion and recommendation; the experience of women with UVP is complex and multifaceted, impacting various aspects of lives. In order to address this issue and to prevent the consequence it is important to acknowledge the problem and create awareness among public and HCPs
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WOMEN WITH UTERO VAGINAL