Measuring gynecological morbidity

The lack of consensus over the most appropriate source to use in assessing reproductive morbidity could, in part, explain the inadequacy of available information on the subject. To outline this situation, gynecological morbidity data collected from two different sources in Beirut, Lebanon, namely, p...

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Main Author: Deeb, Mary (author)
Other Authors: Ghorayeb, Francoise (author), Kabakian-Khasholian, Tamar (author), Yeretzian, Joumana (author), Aswad, Naji (author)
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Published: 2003
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Deeb, M., Ghorayeb, F., Kabakian-Khasholian, T., Yeretzian, J., & Aswad, N. (2003). Measuring gynecological morbidity: evaluating two different data sources from Beirut. Health care for women international, 24(3), 254-265.
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description The lack of consensus over the most appropriate source to use in assessing reproductive morbidity could, in part, explain the inadequacy of available information on the subject. To outline this situation, gynecological morbidity data collected from two different sources in Beirut, Lebanon, namely, population-based health interviews (779 ever-married women aged between 15 and 49) and private gynecologists’ clinics (867 women with similar characteristics), are described. Although neither source is likely to represent the true prevalence of gynecological conditions, both agree sufficiently to shed light on the importance of some conditions such as menstrual disturbances (15% in both samples), infections/inflammations (17% in the households sample), and infertility-related concerns (12% in the clinics sample). Interestingly, despite the demographic differences, the most common conditions that the women complained about and the most common diagnoses that the gynecologists offered were similar for both samples. Therefore, given that the logistics in the gynecologists’ clinic survey were easier, we recommend the use of health service data in settings where a representative sample of providers can be identified and service use is high.
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spelling Measuring gynecological morbidityevaluating two different data sources from BeirutDeeb, MaryGhorayeb, FrancoiseKabakian-Khasholian, TamarYeretzian, JoumanaAswad, NajiThe lack of consensus over the most appropriate source to use in assessing reproductive morbidity could, in part, explain the inadequacy of available information on the subject. To outline this situation, gynecological morbidity data collected from two different sources in Beirut, Lebanon, namely, population-based health interviews (779 ever-married women aged between 15 and 49) and private gynecologists’ clinics (867 women with similar characteristics), are described. Although neither source is likely to represent the true prevalence of gynecological conditions, both agree sufficiently to shed light on the importance of some conditions such as menstrual disturbances (15% in both samples), infections/inflammations (17% in the households sample), and infertility-related concerns (12% in the clinics sample). Interestingly, despite the demographic differences, the most common conditions that the women complained about and the most common diagnoses that the gynecologists offered were similar for both samples. Therefore, given that the logistics in the gynecologists’ clinic survey were easier, we recommend the use of health service data in settings where a representative sample of providers can be identified and service use is high.PublishedN/A2016-11-23T14:34:31Z2016-11-23T14:34:31Z20032016-11-23Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article0739-9332http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4845http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399330390183561Deeb, M., Ghorayeb, F., Kabakian-Khasholian, T., Yeretzian, J., & Aswad, N. (2003). Measuring gynecological morbidity: evaluating two different data sources from Beirut. Health care for women international, 24(3), 254-265.http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.phphttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07399330390183561?needAccess=trueenHealth Care for Women Internationalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/48452021-03-19T10:03:21Z
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url http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399330390183561
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07399330390183561?needAccess=true