Pattern and risk factors of non-fistulous urinary incontinence among gynaecological clinic attendees in a Nigeria tertiary health institution

Autor:	Amarachukwu Nnaemezie Njoku, CO Njoku, Christopher I. Iklaki, Andrew E. Okpe, CI Emechebe
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry General surgery medicine Urinary incontinence medicine.symptom business
Zdroj:	International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology. 9:2323
ISSN:	2320-1789 2320-1770
DOI:	10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20202305
Popis:	Background: Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine. It is rarely disclosed by the patients and usually under-reported. Objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, pattern and risk factors of non-fistulous urinary incontinence among women attending gynaecological clinics in Calabar, Nigeria.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 658 women attending gynecological clinic from June 2018 to June 2019. English version of International consultation on incontinence questionnaire-urinary incontinence-short form (ICIQ-UI-SF) was used to obtain data. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 22.Results: The prevalence of urinary incontinence was 16.1%. Stress incontinence was the commonest of urinary incontinence (73.3%), other types were urge incontinence (17.2%) and mixed incontinence (9.5%). Independent risk factors for urinary incontinence were 40 years and above (AOR = 5.610; p
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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