Tingkat pengetahuan tentang prolaps organ panggul pada perempuan yang berolahraga gym di tempat gym khusus perempuan wilayah Denpasar Selatan tahun 2017

Background: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is the descent of pelvic organs into the vagina and may get through the vaginal introitus which can be caused by various risk factors. Increased intra-abdominal pressure due to heavy lifting weights or fail exercises in the gym is one of the risk factors of POP. POP is a non-life-threatening disease but disrupts the quality of life and need for repeated, and costly surgery to improve the quality of pelvic organs of the patient. In fact, the prevention is a crucial thing for the POP disease. One of the preventions that can be implemented is the improvement of public knowledge about POP. Aim: The study aims to determine the level of knowledge about POP in women who exercise gym at special gym women in the area of South Denpasar in 2017. Method: This study is quantitative descriptive research with data collection techniques using questionnaire instruments. The questionnaire used has been validated by the Pearson product moment formula and has passed the reliability test with alpha Cronbach value 0.884 (> 0.600). 106 respondents have fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Respondents in this study are women who exercise gym at the gymnasium of women in South Denpasar. Data analysis technique using quantitative descriptive analysis. Result and Conclusion: The average score of the respondent’s knowledge is 73.8%. It means their knowledge level is enough. The good knowledge level distribution as much as 48,1%, the category for enough level was 45,3%, and less category as much as 6,6%. Keywords: Knowledge, pelvic organ prolapse, gynecological problems