DETERMINATION OF WOMEN'S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING

Abstract

Aim: Abnormal uterine bleeding is one of the most common reasons for the referral of women of reproductive age to the gynaecology outpatient clinic. It is a subjective condition in which women evaluate bleeding in which characteristic. This study was conducted to determine the current knowledge of women on abnormal uterine bleeding.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted between February and May 2019 in İzmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital Gynaecology Clinic. The sample of the study consisted of 200 women over the age of 18, married, without any sensory / psychiatric illness and who agreed to participate in the study. The questionnaire form prepared by the researcher was used to collect the research data. The data obtained from the study were analysed in SPSS 21 package program. Descriptive tests and chi-square test were used in the analysis.
Results: The average age of the participants is 35.37±8.19 and 39% of them are university graduates. It was found that women have good knowledge about abnormal uterine bleeding, especially in terms of its duration, frequency and amount. It was found that the knowledge levels of women about abnormal uterine bleeding differ according to their education level and age. It was found that women with a low level of education considered postcoital bleeding and intermenstrual bleeding to be more normal, while patients in the young age group found brown-black bleeding consistent with abnormal.
Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was determined that women have good knowledge about abnormal uterine bleeding, but they need to be informed about intermenstrual and postcoital bleeding. For this purpose, we believe that it will be effective to inform abnormal uterine bleeding for women by healthcare professionals.

Keywords

• Abnormal uterine bleeding
• knowledge level

KADINLARIN ANORMAL UTERİN KANAMA HAKKINDAKİ BİLGİ DURUMLARININ SAPTANMASI

Abstract

Amaç: Anormal uterin kanama, üreme çağındaki kadınların jinekoloji polikliniğine en sık başvuru nedenlerinden biridir. Kadınların hangi vasıftaki kanamayı anormal olarak değerlendirdikleri öznel bir durumdur. Bu çalışma kadınların anormal uterin kanama hakkında mevcut bilgilerini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Yöntem: Araştırma İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Kadın Doğum Polikliniğinde Şubat-Mayıs 2019 tarihleri arasında tanımlayıcı olarak yapılmıştır. Araştırma örneklemini 18 yaş üzeri, evli, araştırmaya katılmaya engel duyusal/psikiyatrik bir hastalığı olmayan ve araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 200 kadın oluşturmuştur. Araştırma verilerinin toplanmasında araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan anket formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen veriler SPSS 21 paket programında analiz edilmiştir. Analizde tanımlayıcı testler ve ki-kare testi kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 35.37±8.19'dur ve %39’u üniversite mezunudur. Kadınların anormal uterin kanama hakkında özellikle süresi, sıklığı ve miktarı konularında bilgi düzeylerinin iyi olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Kadınların anormal uterin kanama hakkındaki bilgi düzeylerinin eğitim durumu ve yaşa göre farklılık gösterdiği saptanmıştır. Eğitim seviyesi düşük olan kadınların postkoital kanama ve intermenstrüel kanamayı daha fazla normal kabul ettiği, genç yaş grubunda olan hastaların ise kahverengi-siyah renkte kanamayı anormal bulduğu saptanmıştır.
Sonuç: Araştırma sonucunda kadınların anormal uterin kanama hakkında bilgi düzeylerinin iyi olduğu, ancak intermenstrüel ve postkoital kanama konularında bilgilendirilmeye gereksinimleri olduğu saptanmıştır. Bu amaçla sağlık çalışanları tarafından kadınlara anormal uterin kanama bilgilendirilmelerinin yapılması etkili olabilir.

Keywords

• Anormal uterin kanama
• bilgi düzeyi
• kadın

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