Table 1: Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of study population.
| Variable | Frequency N = 410 |
Percentage (%) | Average age |
| Average age (years) SD | 45.76 ± 7.71 Range: 19-75 |
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Age (years) < 20 20-30 30-40 40-50 > 50 |
1 10 44 260 96 |
0.2 2.4 10.7 63.4 23.4 |
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Parity 0 1-2 3-4 ≥ 5 |
24 153 180 53 |
5.8 37.4 43.92 12.9 |
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Number of living children 0 1-2 3-4 ≥ 5 |
33 226 131 20 |
8 55.2 32 4.8 |
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Past surgical history Cesarean Myomectomy Appendectomy Tubal surgery Total |
77 30 24 09 140 |
18.7 7.3 5.8 2.3 34.1 |
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Presenting complaint Heavy vaginal bleeding Pelvic pain Vaginal bleeding and painAbdominal mass Dyspareunia Dysuria |
249 61 53 29 12 6 |
60.67 14.7 12.9 7.1 2.9 1.4 |
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Indications for hysterectomy Symptomatic fibroids Severe cervical dysplasia Cervical cancer Atypical endometrial hyperplasia Myoma with severe cervical dysplasia Myoma with cervical cancer Cesarean hysterectomy Genital prolapse Uterine perforation with necrosis |
239 48 41 2423 16 13 4 2 |
58.2 11.7 10.0 5.8 5.6 3.9 3.1 1.2 0.4 |