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dc.contributor.authorKrause, Hannah G
dc.contributor.authorHall, Barbara A
dc.contributor.authorNg, Shu-Kay
dc.contributor.authorNatukunda, Harriet
dc.contributor.authorSingasi, Isaac
dc.contributor.authorGoh, Judith TW
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-10T05:34:41Z
dc.date.available2018-10-10T05:34:41Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn0937-3462
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00192-016-3177-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/143190
dc.description.abstractIntroduction and hypothesis: High levels of mental health dysfunction have been identified in women with genital tract fistula. The aim of this study was to use the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) to screen women in western Uganda with severe pelvic organ prolapse, chronic fourth-degree obstetric tear and genital tract fistula for risk of mental health dysfunction. Methods: Women undergoing surgery for severe pelvic organ prolapse, chronic fourth-degree obstetric tear, and genital tract fistula were interviewed using the GHQ-28 to screen for the risk of mental health dysfunction. Results: A total of 125 women completed the GHQ-28, including 22 with pelvic organ prolapse, 47 with fourth-degree obstetric tear, 21 with genital tract fistula, and 35 controls. Nearly all women with these serious gynaecological conditions were positive for the risk of mental health dysfunction. In the domain assessing symptoms of severe depression, women with fourth-degree obstetric tear and genital tract fistula scored higher than women with pelvic organ prolapse. Conclusions: A significant risk of mental health dysfunction was identified in women with severe pelvic organ prolapse and chronic fourth-degree obstetric tear. These rates are similar to the high rates of mental health dysfunction in women with genital tract fistula. Identification and management of mental health dysfunction in women with these conditions should be a priority.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer-Verlag London Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Urogynecology Journal
dc.subject.fieldofresearchReproductive medicine not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode321599
dc.titleMental health screening in women with severe pelvic organ prolapse, chronic fourth-degree obstetric tear and genital tract fistula in western Uganda
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Medicine
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorNg, Shu Kay Angus


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