Open AccessCauses and Risk Factors of Coccydynia in Postpartum Women in Dhq Sargodha
Author(s) -
Maryam Junaid Meer,
Malik Muhammad Atif,
Farjad Afzal,
Iqra Aslam,
Azfar Khurshid,
Hunza Zulfiqar,
Hafiz Muneeb Ur Rehman,
Ahmad Usama Ali Khan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i31b36090
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , pregnancy , population , obstetrics , environmental health , genetics , biology
Objective: This study investigated the causes and risk factors of coccydynia among postpartum women in Maula Bakhsh DHQ Sargodha. The main focus of the study was to identify what are the basic causes and risk factors of coccydynia.
Methods: This was an observational cross-sectional study on 90 postpartum women from Maula Bakhsh DHQ Sargodha. Self-developed questionnaire was filled for data collection.
Results: Highest percentages of coccydynia was found among age 30 and 35 i.e. 12.2%. Our study showed that out of the total population 68.9% women experienced coccydynia with C sections. 73.3% experienced coccydynia with increasing number of pregnancies (more than one pregnancy. 90% women experiencing pain preferred to sit on soft surface.
Conclusion: This study concluded that multiple factors led to the development of coccydynia in postpartum women including number of C sections and increasing number of pregnancies.