FACTORS RELATED TO UTERINE PROLAPSE AMONG MARRIED WOMEN OF CHILD BEARING AGE IN DANG DISTRICT OF NEPAL

Uterine prolapse ( UP) is a form of genital prolapse among females and it is one of the most widespread reproductive health problems among the women in Nepal. A cross sectional study design was used to determine the factors related to the prevalence of uterine prolapse among married women of child bearing age (15-49 yrs) in Dang district of Nepal. Household survey questionnaire was interviewer-administered to 385 randomly selected married women of child bearing age of ward number 1 & 2. A Key Informant Interview (KII) was also done with 6 social workers to collect qualitative information of Saudiyar village development committee of Dang district of Nepal. 2.3 % of the 385 women had uterine prolapse at the time of study. A statistically significant relationship (p=0.021) was observed between age of the child bearing women and prevalence of UP. Women aged above 40 had higher risk for UP than did younger women.