Naslov
Epidemiology of pelvic floor disorders between urban and rural female inhabitants

Autori
Strinić, Tomislav ; Buković, Damir ; Roje, Damir ; Milić, Nikša ; Pavić, Mato ; Turčić, Petra

Izvornik
Collegium Antropologicum (0350-6134) 31 (2007), 2; 483-487

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
pelvic organ prolapse; urban; rural

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse in urban and rural women and to identify possible related factors. There were 1749 participants ; 1417(81%) urban women and 332 rural residents (19%). The urban and rural women were congruently regarding to age, parity, using oral contraceptives and postmenopausal status. The urban women were more often obese (p<0, 01), estrogen replacement users (p<0.001), smokers (p<0.001), with mild (p<0.001) and high (p<0.001) education, and they were often divorced (p<0.05) than rural women. Rural women were more often alcohol consumers (p<0.001), with low level of education....

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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