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Table 3 Relationship between post-operative mental ill health morbidities and indication for hysterectomy

From: Pattern of mental ill health morbidities following hysterectomy for benign gynaecological disorders among Nigerian women

Surgical indication

Frequency

Anxiety related disorders

Depression

  

GHQ score

< 4 (%)

GHQ score

>4 (%)

p value

GHQ score

<4 (%)

GHQ score

>4 (%)

p value

Uterine fibroid

19

6 (31.6)

13 (68.4)

0.00s

17 (89.5)

2 (10.5)

0.006s

Genital prolapse

9

3 (33.3)

6 (66.7)

0.12

9 (100.0)

Nil

 

Dysfunctional Uterine bleeding

6

4 (80.0)

1 (20.0)

0.20

5 (100.0)

Nil

 

Others

11

8 (80.0)

2 (20.0)

0.02s

10 (100.0)

Nil

 

Total

45

21

22

 

41

2

 
  1. S - Statistically significant at p < 0.05