Hilda García-Pérez1,2, Sioban D Harlow3, Catalina Denman4. 1. Department of Population Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico. mhgarciaperez@colef.mx. 2. Departamento de Estudios de Población, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Av. Tecnológico No. 241, Local No. 11, Col. Granja, CP 84065, Nogales, Son., Mexico. mhgarciaperez@colef.mx. 3. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 4. Department of Health and Society, El Colegio de Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: This study was designed to assess the effect of gynecological morbidities on Mexican women's self-rated health status and emotional health. METHODS: A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted among Mexican women aged 25-54. We analyzed information on 1,303 participants living in Hermosillo, Mexico. Multiple logistic regression was used to assess the effect of having any one of three kinds of pelvic pain, urinary incontinence or both of these conditions on women's self-rated health. Additionally, we conducted analysis of variance and multiple linear regression to test the effect of these gynecological morbidities on women's self-reported emotional health. RESULTS: Nearly one-third (31.2%) of participants rated their health as fair to very poor. Women reporting of at least one gynecological morbidity were more likely to rate their health as fair to very poor. In adjusted analyses, in addition to older age, low educational attainment, marital status other than single, lack of access to medical care, recurrent kidney infection, asthma, diabetes, and, reporting one or concurrent gynecological morbidities were associated with increased odds (adjusted odds ratios = 1.53-3.91) of reporting fair to very poor self-rated health. Women who did not report any gynecological morbidity had significantly lower mean scores for anxiety/fear 0.30 (±0.30) than women with two to four conditions (anxiety/fear 0.45 ± 0.31). CONCLUSION: Pelvic pain, urinary incontinence, and the co-occurrence of these conditions have a negative impact on women's perception of their health status and their emotional health.
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: This study was designed to assess the effect of gynecological morbidities on Mexican women's self-rated health status and emotional health. METHODS: A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted among Mexican women aged 25-54. We analyzed information on 1,303 participants living in Hermosillo, Mexico. Multiple logistic regression was used to assess the effect of having any one of three kinds of pelvic pain, urinary incontinence or both of these conditions on women's self-rated health. Additionally, we conducted analysis of variance and multiple linear regression to test the effect of these gynecological morbidities on women's self-reported emotional health. RESULTS: Nearly one-third (31.2%) of participants rated their health as fair to very poor. Women reporting of at least one gynecological morbidity were more likely to rate their health as fair to very poor. In adjusted analyses, in addition to older age, low educational attainment, marital status other than single, lack of access to medical care, recurrent kidney infection, asthma, diabetes, and, reporting one or concurrent gynecological morbidities were associated with increased odds (adjusted odds ratios = 1.53-3.91) of reporting fair to very poor self-rated health. Women who did not report any gynecological morbidity had significantly lower mean scores for anxiety/fear 0.30 (±0.30) than women with two to four conditions (anxiety/fear 0.45 ± 0.31). CONCLUSION:Pelvic pain, urinary incontinence, and the co-occurrence of these conditions have a negative impact on women's perception of their health status and their emotional health.
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Pelvic pain; Self-rated health and anxiety/fear; Urinary incontinence; Women
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