Evaluation of prevalence and impact of Striae gravidarum on the dermatology - Specific quality of life in pregnant women
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Gynaecology - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: During pregnancy many skin changes may be experienced by a woman. Striae gravidarum (SG) is the commonest physiological skin change which seems to be undesirable. Striae gravidarum are frequently found as linear lesions on abdomen, breasts, buttocks and thighs. Primary aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and effect of SG on the dermatology-specific quality of life (QOL) of pregnant women. Methods: This multicentric cross-sectional study was conducted in KPC Medical College, Kolkata and Silchar Medical College, Assam using Davey’s score to asses intensity of striae gravidarum and World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment questionnaire Skindex-29 for dermatology specific QOL. Total 333 primigravida women of 35 weeks to 38 weeks gestation with singleton pregnancy were recruited from the ante-natal clinics of two medical colleges from May 2016 to October 2017. Results: Striae gravidarum was prevalent in 80.78% of women (269 cases), of which 47.95 % (129 women) had it with severe intensity. In our study, majority of the pregnant women with SG were below 30 years of age (88.4%) and weight gain in pregnancy also had relation with SG (p- 0.0002536). Mean gestational period of noticing stretch marks was 27.4 weeks. Significantly higher scores on Skindex 29 which means poor dermatology-specific quality of life (QOL) was noted in women with severe striae gravidarum (p<0.00001). Conclusion: Striae gravidarum is highly prevalent skin change in pregnant Indian women. Dermatology specific QOL is significantly affected by Striae gravidarum.
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Nupur Nandi, Arun Paul Choudhury
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