Perception and Health Care Seeking Behaviors of Women with Uterine Fibroids | ||||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 3, Volume 34, Issue 3, August 2024 PDF (27.2 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.375682 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Walaa Ahmed Elseady1; , Manal Hassan Ahmed2; Azza Fouad El-Adham2; Faiza Mohammed EL-Said3 | ||||
| 11Demonstrator, Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing Department, Tanta University, Egypt. 2Master student, Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing Department, Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Professor, Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing Department, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Lecturer, Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing Department, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Uterine fibroids are benign tumors that impact the women's uterus during childbearing years. Perception and health care seeking behaviors of women with uterine fibroids can have major effects on their overall health, quality of life, and maternal morbidity and mortality rates. Aim: Was to assess perception and health care seeking behaviors of women with uterine fibroids. Subjects and Method: Design: A descriptive research design was used. Setting: The study was conducted in Egypt at outpatient clinics and inpatient units of obstetrics and gynecological departments of: Tanta University Hospitals and El-Menshawy General Hospital. Subjects: A convenient sample of 150 women was included. Tools: Three tools were used: Tool I: Women's knowledge regarding uterine fibroids structured questionnaire; consisted of: Socio-demographic characteristics of the studied women, obstetric and gynecological history, and women's knowledge regarding uterine fibroids. Tool (II): Women's attitudes toward uterine fibroids. Tool (III): Health care seeking behaviors of women with uterine fibroids. Results: Four fifths of the studied women had low level of knowledge regarding uterine fibroids, the majority had positive attitudes, and less than three fifths had unsatisfactory health care seeking behaviors regarding uterine fibroids. Significant positive correlations were found between knowledge, attitudes, and health care seeking behaviors regarding uterine fibroids. Conclusion: There was low level of knowledge, positive attitudes and unsatisfactory health care seeking behaviors of the studied women with uterine fibroids. Recommendations: Health educational programs regarding uterine fibroids should be implemented for women in their childbearing years at all places, and communities. | ||||
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