Endometrial Histological Patterns and Factors Associated with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding among Women Seeking Gynecological Services at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital
| dc.contributor.author | Joan Logose | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-08-24T11:57:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-08-24T11:57:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-02 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Women of all ages are susceptible to abnormal uterine bleeding, a relatively frequent gynecological issue. In the gynecology outpatient department, abnormal uterine bleeding is a problem that affects one-third of the patients, making them feel less financially secure and with a lower quality of life. Abnormal uterine bleeding and its complications are still a massive global burden with a global prevalence between 4 and 52 percent. Aim: To determine the prevalence, associated factors, and endometrial histological patterns of AUB among women seeking gynecological services at Fortportal Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from July to August. Descriptive statistics followed by binary logistic regression were conducted to achieve the study objectives using IBM SPSS statistics 20. Results: In this study, 361 participants were recruited, and 54(14.96%) had AUB. The commonest endometrial histological patterns among women with AUB were; proliferative endometrium 21(38.9%), simple endometrial hyperplasia without atypia 11(20.4%), and secretory endometrium 6(11.1%). Women with BMI ranging between 25-29.9(aOR=5.61) those with a history of genital infection in the past 1 year (aOR=2.49), those who were nulliparous (aOR=13.3), primiparous (aOR=4.3) and women who reported HIV positive serostatus (aOR= 3.65) were independently associated with AUB at FRRH. Conclusions and Recommendations: The prevalence of AUB was within the global prevalence. Simple endometrial hyperplasia without atypia and chronic endometritis were the commonest pathological patterns. BMI, History of genital infection, nulliparity, primiparity, and HIV serostatus were the factors that were independently associated with abnormal uterine bleeding. There is a need for routine assessment of endometrial histological patterns among women with abnormal uterine bleeding at FRRH | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/14935 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International Univesrity, Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry | |
| dc.title | Endometrial Histological Patterns and Factors Associated with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding among Women Seeking Gynecological Services at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital | |
| dc.type | Thesis |