Abstract

Decreasing disparities in hysterectomy rates have been a goal of the United States Department of Health and Human Services as a method of improving women's health. In the United States, hysterectomy rates remain high, particularly among Black women in contrast to other racial and ethnic groups (Qi et al., 2013). This study, using a descriptive research framework, utilized a sample of 1,921 women across the United States who participated in the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

Data were analyzed from the responses of subjects who reported having a hysterectomy in the 2012 NHANES, which is designed to assess the health and the nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. The goal of this study was to determine if there are disparities in hysterectomy, that after accounting for race, and ethnicity (sociodemographic) education, family size, and marital status (socioeconomic) in a representative population health survey of women in the United States. Results of this study showed hysterectomy rates of 5.1% for White women, 11.3% for Mexican American and Other Hispanic women, 6.5% for Black women, and 4.2% for Other Races, including those who identified as multiracial. Hysterectomy rates for Other Race and White women were the lowest. The results from the study can provide information to educate nursing professionals involved in the care of women who have received, or intend to undergo, a hysterectomy.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 28496806; ProQuest document ID: 2531531510. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Zula Price, PhD, FNP, MSN, BSN

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Unknown

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Hysterectomy, Ethnicity, Education, Marital Status, Family Size, Race

Advisor

Arlene J. Montgomery

Second Advisor

Hilda Williamson

Third Advisor

Shevellanie E. Lott

Fourth Advisor

Spencer R. Baker

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Hampton University

Degree Year

2021

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-07-07

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