Descriptive Analysis of Perineal Length in Women of Childbearing Age in the Jungle of Peru During 2023

• Autores: Chavez Alvarez, Gloria, Alva Mamani, Alicia, Cordova Aguilar, Lucy, Cardenas Pineda, Lina
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica
• Repositorio: UNH-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unh.edu.pe:20.500.14597/9691
• Enlace del recurso: https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V73I5P101; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14597/9691
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Perineal body; Perineum length; Episiotomy; Perineum measurement; Perineum dimension; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.00

The objective of this study is to perform a descriptive analysis to estimate the length of the perineal body in women of childbearing age in the jungle of Peru in 2023. Methodology: descriptive, prospective research in 100 women (84 non-pregnant and 16 pregnant) aged 21 to 40 years, identified by non-probabilistic sampling, of the total number of women who attended from May to October 2023. Participation was voluntary, and the condition did not present pathologies or lesions at the level of the perineal body, such as episiotomies or poorly healed tears, tumors or condylomas; a measurement protocol was used. Results: the length of the perineal body of jungle women on average is 2.98 ±0.24 cm; 50% of the women had measurements below 2.95cm, the shortest perineum was 1.80 cm and the longest 4.50 cm; 25% exhibited a length below 2.60cm, and 50% below 2.95cm and 75% below 3.30 cm, understanding that 25% have perineum greater than or equal to 3.30 cm to 4.50cm. The participants weighed between 47 and 96 kg, on average 64.73 ±10.01 kg. The size was from 146 to 168 cm, presenting on average 153.57 ± 4.27 cm. Conclusion: The length of the perineum is shorter than that found in the Sierra and greater than that of Lima. This difference may correspond to the methodology used in the measurement, which is why it is necessary to carry out research with the same protocol in the three regions of Peru.