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Chandrima Paul, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Manali Swargiary, international Institute for Population Sciences
Sampurna Kundu, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Hysterectomy is the most common non–pregnancy-related major surgery performed on women after the cesarean section. The study examines the prevalence of hysterectomy among women age 40 and above and the influence of individual and household level associative factors. The data was from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India Wave-1 (2020), a nationally representative survey. In the study, females with age 40 or above was considered; thus, we have a sample size of 39,309. Bivariate analysis and logistic regression modeling were carried out to analyze the influence of the covariates on our dependent variable. Results stated that women in the age group 40-50 have mostly undergone hysterectomy, decreasing cases with increasing age. Medical conditions like excessive bleeding (33.6%) be the leading cause of the undergone cases. The odds show that women in the urban areas and from the well-off section are more likely to undergo hysterectomy than the rural area and poorer women. The main contributor to the rural-urban differential is the number of pregnancies, wealth, social-group, and lifestyle factors. Hysterectomy is not mandatory for all cases; unless it is extremely life-threatening. Measures are needed to ensure that suitable and alternative treatment options are available among the respective age groups.
Keywords: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights