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An epidemiological profile of women suffering from urinary incontinence residing at one of the cities of western India: A mixed method approach study.

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Introduction Urinary incontinence (UI), a discomforting condition is predominantly seen in women. Affected women are forced to modify their lifestyles to alleviate symptoms and associated complications. Objectives To find the… Click to show full abstract

Introduction Urinary incontinence (UI), a discomforting condition is predominantly seen in women. Affected women are forced to modify their lifestyles to alleviate symptoms and associated complications. Objectives To find the prevalence, determinants and association of UI with Socio-demographic, obstetrical, gynecological and personal history and its impact on quality of life. Methods Research was conducted with a mixed method approach (quantitative and qualitative assessment) among women residing in urban slum of Ahmedabad city, India. Sample size calculated was 457. The study was conducted in urban slums served by one of the Urban Health Centre (UHC) of Ahmedabad city. A modified pre-evaluated standard questionnaire developed by International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ) was used for quantitative part. Qualitative part consisted of Focused Group Discussions (FGD) which was carried out amongst the women in batches of 5-7 per discussion at the nearest anganwadi center. Results Prevalence of UI was found to be 30% among study-participants. A statistical significant relation was seen between the presence of UI and age, marital status, parity, past history of abortion, and occurrence of urinary tract infection (UTI) in last year (P < 0.05). Comparison of severity of UI by calculating ICIQ score showed statistical significant relation of same with age, occupation, literacy, socioeconomic status, and parity (P < 0.05). More than 50% of women suffering from UI were having chronic constipation, reduced daily sleep, and diabetes. Only 7% of the total women suffering from UI had consulted doctor for their problem. Conclusion Prevalence of UI was found to be 30% in study participants. Sociodemographic factors like age, marital status and socio-economic class were found to have statistical significant effect on existing UI at the time of interview. ICIQ categories of UI were found to be influenced statistically with age, occupation, literacy, socio-economic classe, parity and obstetric factors like place of delivery and facilitator of delivery. Majority of participants (93%) had never consulted doctor for various reasons/myths like perception that it shall resolve on its' own, Belief that it is an age-related normal phenomenon, shyness to discuss issue with male doctors/members of family and financial reasons.

Keywords: women suffering; mixed method; age; incontinence; urinary incontinence; study

Journal Title: Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene
Year Published: 2022

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