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. 2026 Feb 16.
doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-26227-5. Online ahead of print.

Perceptions and treatment seeking for abnormal uterine bleeding among women of reproductive age group in rural North India: a qualitative study

Ishan Gupta #  1 , Hardik Gupta #  1 ; AUB Qualitative Research Consortium - MBBS Batch B; Subham Kansal  2 , Surabhi Puri  3 , Harshal Ramesh Salve  2 , Puneet Misra  2 , Rakesh Kumar  2
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Perceptions and treatment seeking for abnormal uterine bleeding among women of reproductive age group in rural North India: a qualitative study

Ishan Gupta et al. BMC Public Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: AUB; Perception regarding AUB; Qualitative study; Treatment-seeking behaviour.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee, AIIMS, New Delhi (reference number: IECPG-726/29.09.2022). All participants were provided with the Participant Information Sheets (PIS) and written informed consent was taken. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: No financial or non-financial competing interests.

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