Table 1 Prevalence and self-reported reasons for hysterectomy amongst women >=45 years, LASI (2017). (Unweighted n)
All women, age ≥ 45 | Women aged 45-49 | Women aged 50-54 | Women aged 55-59 | Women aged 60+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 35,083 | N = 7273 | N = 5908 | N = 5536 | N = 16,366 | |
Prevalence of Hysterectomy, % (95% CI) | 11.4 (10.3, 12.6) | 13.8 (10.6, 17.7) | 11.9 (10.5, 13.5) | 13.1 (11.1, 15.5) | 9.8 (8.3, 11.5) |
N | 3648 | 762 | 678 | 660 | 1549 |
Missing observations | 164 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 70 |
Self-reported indication for hysterectomy, %(n) | |||||
Excessive menstrual bleeding/ pain | 33.7 (1172) | 39.5 (240) | 33.1 (227) | 29.3 (215) | 32.5 (490) |
Fibroid/ cyst | 25.5 (1128) | 26.1 (262) | 30.5 (218) | 27.4 (220) | 22.4 (428) |
Uterine prolapse | 17.2 (618) | 15.0 (108) | 19.9 (114) | 14.2 (91) | 18.5 (305) |
Uterine disorders/ rupture/ injury | 11.2 (329) | 20.5 (64) | 9.0 (67) | 8.2 (67) | 8.0 (131) |
Reason unknown | 9.3 (462) | 6.7 (98) | 10.2 (77) | 9.5 (80) | 10.5 (207) |
Severe postpartum haemorrhage | 4.4 (618) | 3.3 (32) | 4.6 (31) | 3.8 (34) | 5.1 (73) |
Cancer | 2.2 (95) | 1.9 (20) | 2.5 (18) | 1.8 (13) | 2.4 (44) |
Other | 0.3 (20) | 0.5 (4) | 0.3 (5) | 0.3 (2) | 0.2 (9) |