Prevalence and degree of bother of pelvic floor disorder symptoms among women from primary care and specialty clinics in Lebanon: an exploratory study
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- 作者：Lilian Ghandour ; Vatche Minassian ; Ahmed Al-Badr…
- 关键词：Lebanon ; Prevalence ; Epidemiology ; Urine incontinence ; Pelvic organ prolapse ; Health ; care seeking
- 刊名：International Urogynecology Journal
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：28
- 期：1
- 页码：105-118
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- 刊物主题：Gynecology; Urology;
- 出版者：Springer London
- ISSN：1433-3023
- 卷排序：28
文摘
Introduction and hypothesisThe prevalence of pelvic floor disorders (PFD) and their impact on quality of life of women vary among different populations. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of symptoms of PFD, and their degree of bother in a convenience sample of Lebanese women, and to evaluate health-care seeking (HCS) behavior related to PFD.