Variables | Frequency (n = 75) | Percentage (%) |
Age (in years) |
|
|
<40 | 07 | 9.3 |
≥40 | 68 | 90.7 |
Mean (±SD) | 51.4 (± 3.3) |
|
Parity |
|
|
0 | 04 | 5.3 |
1 - 4 | 13 | 17.3 |
≥5 | 58 | 77.4 |
Mean (±SD) | 4.2 (±1.6) |
|
Classification of POP |
|
|
1st degree | 03 | 4.0 |
2nd degree | 50 | 66.7 |
3rd degree | 22 | 29.3 |
Clinical presentation of POP |
|
|
Sensation of something coming down the vagina | 60 | 80.0 |
Dysuria | 18 | 24.0 |
Decubitus ulcers | 14 | 18.7 |
Stress incontinence | 11 | 14.7 |
Urinary retention | 02 | 2.7 |
Low backache | 44 | 58.7 |
Others | 16 | 21.3 |
Etiologies of POP |
|
|
Difficult labors | 47 | 62.7 |
Postmenopausal | 40 | 53.3 |
Chronic cough | 15 | 20.0 |
Lifting heavy objects | 30 | 40.0 |
Othersx | 10 | 13.3 |
BMI (kg/m2) |
|
|
<25.0 | 44 | 58.7 |
25 - 29.9 | 20 | 26.7 |
≥30.0 | 11 | 14.6 |
Mean (±SD) | 23.4 (±3.6) |
|
Types of pessary |
|
|
Ring pessary | 64 | 85.3 |
Ring pessary with a knob | 11 | 14.7 |