AWARENESS ABOUT HYSTERECTOMY AMONG WOMEN

IN MADURAI RURAL AND URBAN AREAS

Introduction about Hysterectomy:

Medical field was on feel for saving people but with commercialization it is a business people
go for medicine through internet. Though there are advance methodologies to cure any disease
with commercialization the people find it as a high cost to meet out the treatments. The people
are not very much interested to know really the health problem the face in their body. If they get
any pain or disturbance in the body without any thinking they immediately go to doctor just for
removing the pain and not analyzing cure the pain has or disturbance in the body come to them
like cancer hysterectomy is one of the dangerous health issue face by women. Many do not know
the ill effects of hysterectomy and in urge undergo hysterectomy. This study or research is about
the awareness of women between age of 25-60 .The research includes question such as at what
age they went for hysterectomy, physiological and physical side effects of hysterectomy, etc.
These researches help in giving awareness to all women on hysterectomy.

Research Methodology:

Totally 52 respondents who undergone hysterectomy where selected using SNOW BALL
Samplings method. Snowball sampling is where research participants recruit other participants
for a test or study. It is used where potential participants are hard to find. It’s called snowball
sampling because (in theory) once you have the ball rolling, it picks up more “snow” along the
way and becomes larger and larger. Snowball sampling is a non-probability sampling method. It
doesn’t have the probability involved, with say, simple random sampling (where the odds are the
same for any particular participant being chosen). Rather, the researchers used their own
judgment to choose participant. As women have undergone hysterectomy would not come out
voluntarily.

Objectives:

 To identify the reason for hysterectomy

 Physical side effect of hysterectomy
 Physiology effect after hysterectomy

Area of the study:

The area of the study was identifying by conducting camps in the Slum area of Madurai Thideer
nagar, urban areas and village area around Koodakovil. Through these awareness camps to the
people of the above set area the no of respondents who have undergone the hysterectomy
volunteer themselves for the study.

Tools and Data interpretation (or) Analysis:

Tools:

The data was collected using questioner method

Data Analysis (or) Interpretations:

The collected data is codified through SPSS package.

Social Characteristics of Respondents:

The social characteristics of respondents comparative of Age, Marital status, etc…It include
personal details of the respondents.
Age Percentage
21-30 6.3
31-40 33.3
Table 1:
41-50 56.5
51-65 3.9
Total 100%
Marital Status Percentage
Married 89.4
Unmarried 3.4
Widow
7.2
100%
Community Percentage
SC
1.9

BC
98.1
100%
Occupation of the respondents Percentage
House wife 29.5
Daily wages 58.9
Self employee 11.1
Office work 5
Total 100%
Occupation of the respondents Percentage
husband
Private 4.3
Daily wages 17.4
Self employee 71.0
No 7.2
Total 100%
Number of children Percentage
1-2 36.2
2-3 23.7
3-4 33.3 The Majority of the
No 6.8 respondents (57.7%) are
Total 100% between the age group of
Family Structure Percentage 41-50.The Middle age group
respondents 31-40 (34.6%)
Single family 52.7
between the age group of
Joint family 47.3
The young age group of the
Total 100%
Religion Percentage
Hindu 98.1
Christian 1.9
Total 100%
 respondents (3.8%) between the age group of 21-30 .The Minimal of the respondents (3.8%) are
between the age group of 51-65

Hint: What is the link of age and hysterectomy?

Hint : what is the metal thought of age group 51-30?

Table 2 Age of the Respondents at the time of surgery and interview:

Age of the respondents at time of surgery Percentage

21-30 14.5
31-40 54.1

41-50 24.6
51-65 6.8
TOTAL 100%
Hint: why we ask the age of surgery time?

Hint: detail about what they feel surgery time?

Hint : who take decision for surgery?

Table 3 Duration of decision taking for hysterectomy:

Percentage
Duration of decision making to have hysterectomy
1-2 28.0
2-3 58.5
4-5 6.8
ABOVE 6Months 6.8

Hint: why they took months for surgery

The maximum of respondents took 2-3 months duration for surgery 53.8% of the respondents due to
unbearable pain took the decision for undergoing hysterectomy within a minimum span of time i.e from
1-2 months. The respondents who took duration above 6 months for deciding on undergoing
hysterectomy shared that they took above 6 months for getting financially ready for the surgery.

Hint: physical and physiological impact at the time of decision taking

 Table 4 Health Problem started after hysterectomy:

When your health problem started after hysterectomy Percentage

Money Arrangements Percentage

3-6 months 16.9
Lending money
7-12 months 42.5 87.9
Savings
1-2 year 25.6 1.0
Relative support 6.8
3-4 year 15.0
Friends support 4.3

Hint:

Table 5 Type of hospital chosen by the respondents for the surgery:

Table 6 Money Arrangements:

 Table 7 side effects of hysterectomy told by the doctor:

Surgery Hospital Percentage

Government 7.7
Private 91.8
Insurance 0.5

Table 8 Consultation of any alternative medicine by the respondents:

Consult Any Alternative Medicine Percentage

Side Effects of Hysterectomy Percentage
Yes 17.9
No 82.1
Yes 23.2
No 76.8

Table 9 Yes means what type of medicine you take:

Yes means what type of medicine Percentage

Acupuncture 0
Homeopathy 3.4
Siddha 0
Ayurveda 0
No 96.6

Table 10 Reason for hysterectomy:

Reasons for hysterectomy Percentage

Over bleeding 39.6
Stomach pain 33.8
Cyst 24.2
Prolapsed 2.4

Table 11 Cyst means it’s what type of cyst:

Cyst means what type of cyst Percentage

Fibroid 14.5
Pcod 19.
Ovarian cyst 4.3
Cancer 6.3
No 55.6

Table 12 Number of doctor suggested before hysterectomy:

How many doctors you saw before hysterectomy Percentage

1 64.3
2 82.1
3 8.2
4 9.7

Table 13 Duration of decision taken for undergoing hysterectomy:

Duration of decision taking hysterectomy Percentage

1-2 28.0
2-3 58.5
4-5 6.8
ABOVE 6Months 6.8

Table 14 Decision taken for hysterectomy by whom:

Who take decision to do the hysterectomy Percentage

Myself 10.1
Doctors 89.9
Relatives
Friends

Table 15 Health status of the respondent befor and after hysterectomy:

Before surgery how do you feel Percentage

Fear of surgery 32.5

Anxiety 38.3

Feel bad 18.9

Loss of mine 10.2

How do you feel after hysterectomy Percentage

Good 33.8
Bad 43.0
Better 12.1
Nothing 11.1

Table 16 Physlogical problem of the respondents who undergo hysterectomy:

S No Disease Affects Percentage

1) ANXIETY MILD 13.0
SEVERE 54.1
 MODERATE 13.0
NOTHING 19.8
5) ANGRY MILD 16.9
SEVERE 42.0
MODERATE 23.2
NOTHING 17.9
9) NERVOUSNESS MILD 23.7
SEVERE 30.4
MODERATE 17.4
NOTHING 28.5
13) MEMORYLOSS MILD 12.6
SEVERE 27.1
MODERATE 13.5
NOTHING 46.9
17) PERSONALITYCHANGE MILD 16.4
S SEVERE 48.8
MODERATE 2.4
NOTHING 32.4
21) PAINATTACKS MILD 9.7
SEVERE 59.4
MODERATE 10.1
NOTHING 20.8
25) IRRITABILITY MILD 21.3
SEVERE 37.7
MODERATE 18.4
NOTHING 22.7
29) INSOMANIA MILD 12.6
SEVERE 54.1
MODERATE 4.8
NOTHING 28.5
33) SUSIDALTHOUGHT MILD 8.7
SEVERE 45.4
MODERATE 15.9
NOTHING 30.0
37) PROBLEMHANDLINGC MILD 20.3
APACITY SEVERE 21.7
MODERATE 16.4
NOTHING 41.5
41) WEIGHTGAIN MILD 14.5
 SEVERE 43.0
MODERATE .5
NOTHING 42.0
45) LOSSOFENERGY MILD 7.2
SEVERE 52.7
MODERATE 8.2
NOTHING 31.9
49) FATIGUE MILD 13.5
SEVERE 56.0
MODERATE 10.1
NOTHING 20.3
53) BODYJOINTPAIN MILD 9.7
SEVERE 56.5
MODERATE 12.6
NOTHING 21.3
57) BREATHLESS MILD 3.9
SEVERE 64.7
MODERATE 16.9
NOTHING 14.5
61) BACKPAIN MILD 8.2
SEVERE 55.6
MODERATE 14.5
NOTHING 21.7
65) MUSCLEACHES MILD 14.0
SEVERE 29.5
MODERATE 10.1
NOTHING 46.4
69) BODYSTIFFNESS MILD 15.5
SEVERE 40.6
MODERATE 16.9
NOTHING 27.1
73)
DIGESTIVEDISTRUBAN MILD 10.6
CE SEVERE 40.1
MODERATE 13.5
NOTHING 35.7
77) CONSTIPATION MILD 6.3
SEVERE 15.0
MODERATE 10.6
NOTHING 68.1
81) FACEINHAIR MILD 7.2
SEVERE 27.5
MODERATE 5.3
NOTHING 59.9
85) PALIPTATION MILD 10.1
SEVERE 25.1
MODERATE 19.8
NOTHING 44.9
23) VAGINALDRYNESS MILD 5.8
SEVERE 39.1
MODERATE 10.6
NOTHING 44.4
24) URINARYINFECTION MILD 18.4
SEVERE 31.4
MODERATE 14.0
NOTHING 36.2
25) HYPOGLYSEMIC MILD 17.4
SEVERE 30.9
MODERATE 4.8
NOTHING 46.9
26) UNCONTROLURINATIO MILD 7.2
N SEVERE 44.9
MODERATE 6.3
NOTHING 41.5
27) HEADACHE MILD 3.9
SEVERE 60.4
MODERATE 4.8
NOTHING 30.9
28) LOSSOF SEXUAL MILD 7.7
DESIRE SEVERE 25.6
MODERATE 16.9
NOTHING 49.8
29) LOSSOF MILD 3.9
SEXUALITY SEVERE 11.6
MODERATE 22.2
NOTHING 66.2
30) LOSS OF NIPPLE MILD 7.2
SENSATION SEVERE 9.2
MODERATE 16.4
 NOTHING 67.1
31) BODY ODOR MILD 20.8
SEVERE 18.4
MODERATE 15.5
NOTHING 45.4
32) DOYOUHAVE EVERY MILD 7.7
MONTHPERIOD SEVERE 14.0
SYMPTOMS MODERATE 13.5
NOTHING 64.7
33) PAIN IN SURGICAL MILD 28.0
PLACE SEVERE 28.0
MODERATE 14.0
NOTHING 30.0
34) STOMACH PAIN MILD 1.4
SEVERE 42.0
MODERATE 18.8
NOTHING 37.7
35) LOSSOF FEMINITY MILD 5.3
SEVERE 18.8
MODERATE 12.6
NOTHING 63.3
36) SUSCEPTIBILITY MILD 12.6
SEVERE 29.0
MODERATE 11.1
NOTHING 47.3
37)
SOCIOLOGCAL Good 17.4
Bad 52.2
Better 11.1
No changes 19.3

Table 17 The house hold activities done by the respondents after hysterectomy:

Are you fulfill your household activities Percentage

 Good 40.6

Bad 53.6
Better 3.9
No changes 1.9

Table 18 Follow ups done by the respondents after hysterectomy :

After surgery are you go to the follow-ups Percentage

Yes 20.3

No 79.7

Table 19 Was the remedy given by doctor to the respondents good or bad :

Remedy given by doctors Percentage

Good 12.6

Bad 87.5

Table 20 Sugesstion given by the respondents to other women on undergoing hysterectomy:

Suggestions Percentage

Alternative cure 19.8

Remove the uterus 1.4

Don’t take 46.9

Suggested to got other doctors 31.9
Finding of the study: