Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Merga Dheresa
Harar
Ethiopia
Research Article
Gynecological Morbidity among Women in Reproductive Age: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s): Merga Dheresa, Nega Assefa, Yemane Berhane, Alelmayhu Worku, Bizatu Mingiste and Yadeta DessieMerga Dheresa, Nega Assefa, Yemane Berhane, Alelmayhu Worku, Bizatu Mingiste and Yadeta Dessie
Background: Prevention against infection and dysfunction of reproductive organ including sexually transmitted disease is one of the three dimensions of reproductive health. Gynecological morbidities affect women’s physical health, sexual function, social role, psychological life and religious life. For accurate estimation of gynecological morbidity, population based data are considered to be gold standard. There are no global wide population studies on gynecological morbidities. In this paper, we aimed to determine the prevalence of gynecological morbidity among the reproductive age women in the world.
Methods: Using various key words, electronics databases were searched systematically to identify observational studies published so far in English. Meta-analysis was made to summarize the prevalence of gynecological morbidity. A random-e.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000367