Stress urinary incontinence in climacteric women in a northeastern Brazilian municipality: a household survey.

Autor: Brito LG; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. lgobrito@gmail.com, Brito LM, Chein MB, Malheiros ES, Duarte TB, Pinto-Neto AM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International urogynecology journal [Int Urogynecol J] 2012 May; Vol. 23 (5), pp. 639-45. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Mar 13.
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1697-z
Abstrakt: Introduction and Hypothesis: Low socioeconomic factors may influence the development of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Thus far, there is little research available on SUI in developing countries. We aimed to determine whether the prevalence of SUI in a northeastern Brazilian municipality was higher or lower than in the general female population.
Methods: Cross-sectional household cluster study of 1,180 climacteric women in the São Luís municipality (Maranhão state, Brazil) was conducted using a standardized questionnaire that was previously tested in a pilot study and administered by interviewers to obtain socioeconomic and cultural information, climacteric aspects, and life habits related to SUI.
Results: From this population, 15.34% (n = 181) had SUI; this prevalence did not change with age. More than half (57.92%) of the patients replied that they had not consulted a physician for their SUI. The presence of SUI was not associated with any socioeconomic or gynecological variables after multivariate analysis.
Conclusions: The prevalence of SUI in São Luís was similar to the rates observed in the general global female population. Socioeconomic and gynecological variables were not associated with SUI.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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