A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREVENTION OF UTERINE PROLAPSE IN MULTIGRAVIDA WOMEN AMONG ANM’S WORKING UNDER THE BCMO NAWA CITY, IN A VIEW TO DEVELOP AN INFORMATION BOOKLET.

Author Name: 1. Mrs. Priti Nair 2. Mr. Rakesh Verma, 3. Mr. Deepak Pareek

Volume/Issue: 07/04

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/10.2026-53883323/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Nursing Lecturer, Government College Of Nursing, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
2. Nursing Lecturer, Government College Of Nursing, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
3. M.Sc Nursing Student, Government College Of Nursing, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

ABSTRACT

Uterine prolapse is the descent of the uterus into or beyond the vaginal canal resulting from weakened pelvic floor support. It commonly affects multiparous and postmenopausal women, as well as those exposed to chronic increases in intraabdominal pressure. The condition presents along a spectrum of severity, ranging from mild descent to complete uterine protrusion through the vaginal introitus. Clinical manifestations commonly include a sensation of pelvic pressure or heaviness, the perception of a vaginal bulge, urinary disturbances such as incontinence or retention, lumbosacral discomfort, and dyspareunia. METHDOLOGY: A quantitative research approach with a descriptive research design was employed. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge regarding prevention of uterine prolapse in multigravida women among ANM’s. Nonprobability convenient sampling technique was use to select the subject which include a sample of 60 ANMs. RESULTS: The data was analysed by both descriptive and inferential statistics. The result showed that, most of the participants have participants, 43.33% (26), have average knowledge regarding prevention of uterine prolapse, whereas 30% (18) of the participants have poor knowledge, and only 26.66% (16) have Good knowledge regarding prevention of uterine prolapse. The mean score was 17.58, with a standard deviation of 5.79. the minimum score was 09 and the maximum score was 28 indicating a wide range in knowledge level across the participants. The computed chi square test also revealed that background variables (socio demographic variables) clinical experience, training programme, h/o uterine prolapse in family were significantly associated with knowledge at a 0.05 significance. The computed chi square test also revealed that background variables (socio demographic variables) age, educational qualification, marital status, no. of children were not significantly associated with knowledge regarding prevention of uterine prolapse at a 0.05 level of significance.

Key words: Uterine prolapse, ANM, Non-experimental study, Multigravida women, information booklet, BCMO.