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Table 4 Proportion of women reporting reproductive organ symptoms, their health seeking behavior and specific diagnosis using standard definition

From: Reproductive morbidity among Iranian women; issues often inappropriately addressed in health seeking behaviors

Morbidity

Symptoms

Percentage of women

ØType of intervention (%)

  

With aliment

Sought intervention

Â¥Traditional intervention

¥¥modern intervention

Menstrual dysfunctions

Dysmenorrhea

185/1047

(17.7%)

160/1047

(15.3%)

98/185

(53.0%)

62/185

(33.5%)

 

Premenstrual syndrome

130/1047

(12.4%)

26/1047

(2.5%)

22/130

(16.9%)

4/130

(3.1%)

 

Meno-metroragia

236/1047

(22.5%)

79/1047

(7.5%)

53/236

(22.5%)

26/236

(11.0%)

 

Oligomenorrhea

59/1047

(5.6%)

42/1047

(4.0%)

10/59

(16.9%)

32/59

(54.2%)

*Total Menstrual dysfunctions

-

336/1117

(30.1%)

170/1117

(15.2%)

101/336

(30.1%)

69/336

(20.5%)

Infertility

-

72/869

(8.3%)

63/869

(7.2%)

9/72

(12.5%)

54/72

(75.0%)

Reproductive tract infections

Abnormal vaginal discharge

256/967

(26.5%)

146/967

(15.1%)

98/256

(38.3)

48/256

(18.8%)

 

Itching or irritation in vaginal area

129/967

(13.3%)

44/967

(4.5%)

40/129

(31.0%)

4/129

(3.1%)

 

Genital ulcers or sores

11/967

(1.1%)

11/967

(1.1%)

1/11

(9.1%)

10/11

(90.9)

**Reproductive tract infections

-

364/967

(37.6%)

152/967

(15.7%)

102/364

(28.0%)

50/364

(13.7%)

Dyspareunia

Painful sexual intercourse

103/917

(11.2%)

18/917

(2.0%)

8/103

(7.8%)

10/103

(9.7%)

Pelvic organ prolapse

Stress incontinence

151/967

(15.6%)

33/967

(3.4%)

8/151

(5.3%)

25/151

(16.6%)

 

Incomplete urination

80/967

(8.3%)

22/967

(2.3%)

6/80

(7.5%)

16/80

(20%)

 

Incontinence gas passage

130/967

(13.4%)

42/967

(4.3%)

12/130

(9.2%)

30/130

(23.1%)

 

Incomplete defecation

22/967

(2.3%)

17/967

(1.8%)

7/22

(31.8%)

10/22

(45.5%)

 

Looseness of vaginal opening

140/967

(14.5%)

89/967

(9.2%)

41/140

(29.3%)

45/140

(32.1%)

***Total Pelvic organ prolapse

-

400/967

(41.4%)

154/967

(15.9%)

82/400

(20.5%)

72/400

(18%)

  1. Ø women who used only traditional methods were considered as the users of traditional intervention; and women who used only modern methods or both traditional and modern methods were considered as the users of modern intervention
  2. * Defined according to the standard definition (references no. 20-24)
  3. ** Defined using the standard protocol for assessment of the genital infection (references no.19)
  4. *** Defined using the standard protocol for assessment of pelvic organ prolapse (reference no.18)
  5. ¥ Defined as Self treatment or treatments recommended by non specialists
  6. ¥¥ Defined as sing standard treatment protocol recommended by a specialist.