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Addressing the Endometriosis Knowledge Gap for Improved Clinical Care—A Cross-Sectional Pre- and Post-Educational-Intervention Study among Pakistani Women.
- Source :
- Healthcare (2227-9032); Mar2023, Vol. 11 Issue 6, p809, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This study explored the baseline knowledge and symptoms associated with endometriosis, educated women about endometriosis, and documented the improvement in endometriosis knowledge. A brief intervention with an educational brochure on endometriosis was administered among 303 female participants. A paired-sample t-test and one-way ANOVA were run to compute endometriosis knowledge scores. In total, 49.5% of the participants had consistent access to annual healthcare, 25.1% were healthcare workers, and 45.2% had an undergraduate education. The entire sample had a pre-test endometriosis knowledge score of 4.2 (SD = 2.48), and the score was 6.3 (SD = 2.3) on the post-test. One-way ANOVA yielded no significant improvement in knowledge scores across the groups with consistent and inconsistent access to annual healthcare, despite a significant overall increase in scores (t = 16.63, df = 302, p < 0.001). We identified a significant improvement in the knowledge concerning endometriosis. Educational strategies among women who are menstruating are essential for addressing diagnostic delays and bridging the endometriosis knowledge gap. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- WOMEN'S education
ENDOMETRIOSIS
COMPUTER software
HEALTH services accessibility
CROSS-sectional method
ONE-way analysis of variance
MEDICAL care
MENSTRUATION
HEALTH literacy
DOCUMENTATION
PRE-tests & post-tests
T-test (Statistics)
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
PAKISTANIS
PAMPHLETS
MEDICAL education
LONGITUDINAL method
SYMPTOMS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Healthcare (2227-9032)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162808353
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060809