Self-reported urinary incontinence and factors associated with symptom severity in community dwelling adult women: Implications for women's health promotion

Vidya Seshan; Joshua Kanaabi Muliira

doi:10.1186/1472-6874-13-16

Self-reported urinary incontinence and factors associated with symptom severity in community dwelling adult women

Implications for women's health promotion

Vidya Seshan, Joshua Kanaabi Muliira

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Abstract

Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) continues to affect millions of women worldwide and those living in resource poor settings seem to be more affected. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of UI and factors associated with UI symptom severity (UISS) among women in a selected district in India.Methods: A cross-sectional design was used to collect data from a sample of 598 community dwelling women in the age range of 20 to 60 years. Data was collected using a questionnaire survey of participants who were found in their homes.Results: The prevalence of UI was 33.8% and the majority of women had negative attitudes about the condition. For instance most women were in agreement with statements such as: UI cannot be prevented or cured (98%); women with UI are cursed (97%); women are not supposed to tell anyone about the problem (90%) and others. Of the 202 women with self-reported UI, the majority reported having moderate UISS (78%) and others rated the symptoms as mild (22%). The woman's age at first birth (p

Original language	English
Article number	16
Journal	BMC Women's Health
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-13-16
Publication status	Published - Apr 8 2013

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Keywords

Attitude
Predictors
Prevalence
Risk factors
Urinary incontinence
Women

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Medicine(all)
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Reproductive Medicine

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Seshan, V., & Muliira, J. K. (2013). Self-reported urinary incontinence and factors associated with symptom severity in community dwelling adult women: Implications for women's health promotion. BMC Women's Health, 13(1), [16]. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-13-16

Self-reported urinary incontinence and factors associated with symptom severity in community dwelling adult women : Implications for women's health promotion. / Seshan, Vidya ; Muliira, Joshua Kanaabi.

In: BMC Women's Health, Vol. 13, No. 1, 16, 08.04.2013.

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Seshan, V & Muliira, JK 2013, 'Self-reported urinary incontinence and factors associated with symptom severity in community dwelling adult women: Implications for women's health promotion', BMC Women's Health, vol. 13, no. 1, 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-13-16

Seshan V , Muliira JK. Self-reported urinary incontinence and factors associated with symptom severity in community dwelling adult women: Implications for women's health promotion. BMC Women's Health. 2013 Apr 8;13(1). 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-13-16

Seshan, Vidya ; Muliira, Joshua Kanaabi. / Self-reported urinary incontinence and factors associated with symptom severity in community dwelling adult women : Implications for women's health promotion. In: BMC Women's Health. 2013 ; Vol. 13, No. 1.

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