Table 3 Determinants of healthcare-seeking behaviour for women with symptoms of POP according to the reported symptoms. P value indicates statistical significance according to univariate analysis
Non-seeking group | Seeking group | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number | 69 | 58 | |
Awareness of vaginal soreness | 0.19 | ||
Never | 22 | 12 | |
Very occasional | 33 | 31 | |
Sometimes | 6 | 11 | |
Most of times | 5 | 1 | |
All the time | 3 | 3 | |
Insertion of finger into vagina to start or complete bladder emptying | 0.04 | ||
Never | 52 | 32 | |
Very occasional | 10 | 14 | |
Sometimes | 3 | 9 | |
Most of times | 1 | 2 | |
All the time | 3 | 1 | |
Insertion of finger into vagina to start or complete bowel emptying | 0.01 | ||
Never | 51 | 28 | |
Very occasional | 11 | 20 | |
Sometimes | 3 | 8 | |
Most of times | 2 | 1 | |
All the time | 2 | 1 | |