Abstract:
Objective: To determine the frequency, types, and risk factors of urinary incontinence in women presenting to the Gynaecology outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the consultants' clinics of Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, from October 2019 to September 2020. Five hundred and sixty women aged more than 18 years were interviewed through a questionnaire. The questionnaire contained information regarding Age, Parity, BMI, and types of Urinary Incontinence. Data were analyzed using SPSS-23 where frequencies and percentages were used for categorical variables and mean and SD for numerical variables. Results: The overall frequency of urinary incontinence was 32.5% (n=182) and showed an increasing trend with age, BMI and parity. The mean age of the sample was 56.16 years (±9.67), mean BMI of 30.10 kg/m2(±4.29),and mean parity of 4.49 (±1.39). The final logistic regression model showed that increasing age [OR: 0.9 95% CI: 0.6-1.49], BMI more than 30 kg/m2 (OR 0.63, 95% CI: 0.43-0.94), and mean of six children delivered (OR 0.95 95% CI: 0.59-1.53) were associated with increased odds of having urinary incontinence. The distribution of urge urinary incontinence, stress urinary incontinence and mixed urinary incontinence was 40.11% (n=73), 35.71% (n=65), 24.73% (n=45) respectively. Conclusion: Almost one-third of the women attending consultant gynecological clinics had some form of urinary incontinence. The severity of urinary incontinence was associated with age, BMI, and parity.
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273-276
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Journal: Journal of Medical Science, Volume: 29, Issue: 4, Year: 2021