Genitourinar Problems of Women Aged 18-45 and Affecting Factors in the Covid 19 Pandemic Process
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Woman,, Pandemic, , Genitourinary, , Sexual Health, , Reproductive HealthAbstract
In this descriptive study, it was aimed to determine genitourinary problems and affecting factors in women between the ages of 18-45 during the COVID-19 pandemic process. The study was completed with 130 women between the ages of 18-45 between 01.09.2021 and 01.12.2021. The data of the study were collected by the researchers with a questionnaire prepared in line with the literature. Descriptive statistics and Chi-Square test were applied in the analysis of the data. All of the women participating in the study were married and their average age was 34.18 ± 5.87 years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, some sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of women were found to be significantly related to their genitourinary problems and treatment processes (p<0.05). 56.2% of women did not go to a gynecological examination during the pandemic, 20.1% could not go to a health institution due to fear of COVID-19 contamination, and 16.4% due to closure measures. The pandemic process affected the gynecological examination status of 76.9% of women, 23.5% had dysmenorrhea, 18.9% had urinary system infection, 15.9% had menstrual cycle irregularity, 15.2% had urinary tract infections. She did not receive treatment for incontinence. As a result, it was determined that the COVID-19 pandemic process adversely affected the genitourinary problems of women between the ages of 18-45 and caused disruptions in the diagnosis and treatment processes.
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