title: [Risk factors for hysterectomy among Brazilian women].
abstract: A case-control study was conducted to investigate risk factors for hysterectomy among women using the public health system in Northeast Brazil. The cases were 373 women aged 30-54 years that had undergone elective hysterectomy for benign pelvic conditions. Controls were 742 women with preserved uterus selected from public health clinics. Data were collected through a review of medical records and a personal interview using a structured, pre-tested questionnaire. Unconditional multiple logistic regression was applied in the analysis. Women at greater risk for hysterectomy were those with a higher per capita family income, zero to three children, a history of medical consultation for menstrual problems, hospitalization for gynecological problems, or tubal ligation before age 30 years. Menopause and a history of stillbirth appeared as protective factors in the statistical analysis.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Social, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, 50670-420, Brasil. thalia@br.inter.net
authors.forename: Thália V Barreto
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: de Araújo
authors.forename: Estela M L
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Aquino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D043762:Reproductive Behavior; D017584:Reproductive History; D012307:Risk Factors