The prevalence of recalled XXXX during and after pregnancy: a South Australian population survey.

@entity1 @entity615 @entity1643 @entity158
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of @entity1643 during pregnancy (LBPP) in an Australian population. DESIGN: A representative population-based survey of @entity1 aged 15 years and older. SETTING AND SAMPLE: Four thousand four hundred randomly selected South Australian households were visited by trained surveyors who interviewed 1531 @entity1 (69.7% response rate) using pre-tested questions. METHODS: The South Australian Health Omnibus survey was utilised. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Demographic data were collected along with details of previous pregnancies, and degree of @entity615 during pregnancy treatment regimens, and persistence of @entity615 . RESULTS: Thirty-five and a half per cent of @entity1 recall having at least moderately severe @entity615 during pregnancy. @entity1 who reported such @entity615 were younger, were more likely to report ill health and be unemployed. Increasing parity was not associated with current @entity615 . The most commonly used treatments were bed rest, @entity158 killing medication, physiotherapy, and chiropractic treatment. Half of those with symptoms were untreated. Sixty-eight per cent of @entity1 who experienced moderate or worse @entity1643 during pregnancy continued to experience recurring @entity1643 with a self reported reduction in their health. CONCLUSIONS: @entity1643 is commonly associated with an onset in pregnancy subjectively contributing to long-term morbidity The high prevalence may be an underestimate in view of the potential for recall bias in older @entity1 .
