Level of Knowledge, Pain and Sleep Quality among Women with Endometriosis

Background: Endometriosis is a chronic disorder accompanied by pain and infertility that affectsnearly 176 million women worldwide. Aim of the study: the study aim was to evaluate level ofknowledge, pain and sleep quality among women with endometriosis. Study Design: Descriptivedesign. Setting: The study was conducted at gynecological outpatient unit of Zagazig universityhospitals, Sharkia governorate, Egypt. Study subjects: 132 women were included in the study aspurposive sample. Tools for data collection: Three tools were used: a structured interviewquestionnaire include: knowledge assessment questionnaire, pain assessment questionnaire andsleep quality questionnaire. Results: The current study showed that a higher percentage of women correctly knew symptoms and goal of treatment of endometriosis. Dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain were the main types of pain in the majority of studied women and the majority of the studied women had poor sleep quality. Conclusion: Almost half of women had poor knowledge, while more than one third of them had average level and small percentage of them had good knowledge. Half of studied women had severe pain, less than one fourth of them had moderate pain, and one fourth of them had mild pain while only small percentage of them had no pain. The majority of women had poor sleep quality, while lower percentage had good sleep quality. Recommendations: It is very important to raise women knowledge regarding endometriosis through mass media, educator nurse who provides knowledge to every woman go to gynecological outpatient units, duplication of the study using other sample from different geographical places to increase concentration on the diseases. Serum cancer antigen is a tumor marker is recommended in early detection and prevention of complications.