Awareness of Endometriosis Symptoms—A Cross Sectional Survey among Polish Women
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
- “5”—strongly associates the symptom with endometriosis.
- “4”—moderately associates the symptom with endometriosis.
- “3”—neutral or not sure.
- “2”—does not associate the symptom with endometriosis.
- “1”—strongly believes it is not a symptom of endometriosis.
3. Results
3.1. Respondents with Medical Occupations
3.2. Age Groups
3.3. Education
3.4. Place of Residence
3.5. Respondents with Endometriosis
3.6. Numbers of 4s and 5s Indicated
3.7. Presence of Endometriosis Symptoms and Their Frequencies among the General Studied Population
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Age | Women DxE * n (%) | Women Non-DxE n (%) | Overall |
---|---|---|---|
≤25 | 45 (1.4%) | 857 (25.8%) | 902 (27.2%) |
26-30 | 120 (3.6%) | 1126 (33.9%) | 1246 (37.5%) |
31–35 | 101 (3.0%) | 645 (19.4%) | 746 (22.4%) |
36–40 | 41 (1.2%) | 240 (7.3%) | 281 (8.5%) |
≥41 | 21 (0.6%) | 123 (3.8%) | 144 (4.4%) |
Place of Residence | |||
City over 500 k | 119 (3.6%) | 1017 (30.6%) | 1136 (34.2%) |
City between 100–500 k | 57 (1.7%) | 593 (17.9%) | 650 (19.6%) |
City below 100 k | 83 (2.5%) | 744 (22.4%) | 827 (24.9%) |
Countryside | 69 (2.1%) | 637 (19.2%) | 706 (21.3%) |
Education | |||
Higher | 189 (5.7%) | 1455 (43.8%) | 1644 (49.5%) |
Secondary | 73 (2.2%) | 612 (18.5%) | 685 (20.7%) |
Primary | 66 (2.0%) | 922 (27.8%) | 988 (29.8%) |
Medical Profession | |||
Yes | 35 (1.1%) | 513 (15.5%) | 548 (16.6%) |
No | 293 (8.8%) | 2476 (74.6%) | 2769 (83.4%) |
Symptom | Women with Medical Occupations; Sum of Responses: Strongly Associate (5) and Moderately Associate (4) | Women without Medical Occupations; Sum of Responses: Strongly Associate (5) and Moderately Associate (4) | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|
Infertility | 94.2% | 89.2% | p = 0.0009 |
Dysmenorrhea | 87.5% | 84.8% | p = 0.0921 |
Dyspareunia | 72.1% | 55.8% | p < 0.0001 |
CPP * | 69.5% | 61.4% | p = 0.0030 |
Diarrhea/constipation | 48.7% | 37.8% | p < 0.0001 |
Sacral pain | 56.4% | 42.7% | p < 0.0001 |
Painful defecation | 26.2% | 18.0% | p < 0.0001 |
Dysuria | 27.6% | 18.8% | p < 0.0001 |
Sciatica | 20.6% | 19.9% | p < 0.0001 |
Symptom | Strongly Disagree (1) | Disagree (2) | Neutral (3) | Agree (4) | Strongly Agree (5) | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infertility | DxE Non-DxE | 1.2% 3.2% | 0.6% 1.4% | 2.4% 6.0% | 11.0% 14.6% | 84.8% 74.8% | p < 0.0001 |
Dysmenorrhea | DxE Non-DxE | 0.6% 4.5% | 0.9% 3.0% | 2.4% 8.4% | 10.1% 18.0% | 86.0% 66.1% | p < 0.0001 |
Dyspareunia | DxE Non-DxE | 7.6% 13.6% | 3.0% 8.5% | 14.0% 21.2% | 22.3% 25.4% | 53.1% 31.3% | p < 0.0001 |
CPP * | DxE Non-DxE | 6.4% 9.1% | 6.7% 9.8% | 12.5% 19.7% | 15.5% 24.5% | 58.9% 36.9% | p < 0.0001 |
Diarrhea/Constipation | DxE Non-DxE | 13.7% 28.7% | 5.8% 13.9% | 11.9% 21.0% | 20.1% 17.9% | 48.5% 18.5% | p < 0.0001 |
Sacral Pain | DxE Non-DxE | 11.6% 18.9% | 7.4% 13.0% | 13.7% 25.6% | 21.3% 24.1% | 46.0% 18.4% | p < 0.0001 |
Painful Defecation | DxE Non-DxE | 24.1% 45.0% | 10.7% 20.1% | 14.6% 19.0% | 19.2% 8.7% | 31.4% 7.2% | p < 0.0001 |
Dysuria | DxE Non-DxE | 27.1% 40.0% | 13.7% 20.7% | 19.2% 21.2% | 15.6% 10.9% | 24.4% 7.2% | p < 0.0001 |
Sciatica | DxE Non-DxE | 33.2% 42.0% | 12.5% 18.9% | 17.7% 20.9% | 11.0% 10.2% | 25.6% 8.0% | p < 0.0001 |
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Kotowska, M.; Urbaniak, J.; Falęcki, W.J.; Łazarewicz, P.; Masiak, M.; Szymusik, I. Awareness of Endometriosis Symptoms—A Cross Sectional Survey among Polish Women. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 9919. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189919
Kotowska M, Urbaniak J, Falęcki WJ, Łazarewicz P, Masiak M, Szymusik I. Awareness of Endometriosis Symptoms—A Cross Sectional Survey among Polish Women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(18):9919. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189919
Chicago/Turabian StyleKotowska, Maja, Justyna Urbaniak, Wojciech J. Falęcki, Piotr Łazarewicz, Mateusz Masiak, and Iwona Szymusik. 2021. "Awareness of Endometriosis Symptoms—A Cross Sectional Survey among Polish Women" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 18: 9919. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189919