Prevalence and Predictors of Urinary Incontinence in South Indian Women: A Hospital-Based Analytical Cross-Sectional Study

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DOI: 10.21522/TIJPH.2013.SE.24.05.Art024

Authors : Geetha Birudala, Vinyas Mayasa, Vinod Kumar Nelson, Rajalakshmi Subburam, Saijyothi Ausali, Rajalekshmi Murugan

Abstract:

The present study assesses the prevalence of urinary incontinence and evaluates the risk elements related to QUID-derived urge and stress incontinence scores. This was a cross-sectional analysis of women attending the outpatient department and inpatient ward section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Saveetha Institute of Medical College Thandalam Chennai. This study included 299 women; the mean (SD) age was 54.4 years (7.7). The proportion of women with Normal and LSCS were 59.5% and 40.5%, respectively. The proportion of women drinking coffee was 74.2%, with recurrent urinary tract infection was 40.1%, with diabetes was 32,4%, with obesity was 37.8%, with a history of constipation was 70.2%, and history of pelvic surgery was 23.4%. The mean (SD) urge score among women with a normal vaginal delivery was 8.19 (2.78) and among those with LSCS was 4.57 (1.99); the difference (higher scores among women with NVD, in comparison with LSCS) was found to be statistically significant. The mean (SD) stress score among women with a normal vaginal delivery was 7.52 (2.78) and among those with LSCS was 4.26 (2.14); the difference (higher scores among women with NVD, in comparison with LSCS) was found to be statistically significant. Also, the results showed that women with coffee drinking, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, constipation, and without pelvic surgeries had significantly higher stress incontinence scores in comparison to their counterparts. The mean (SD) stress scores showed an increasing trend with age – the difference in stress scores by age groups was found to be a statistic.

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