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Prevalence of urinary incontinence and its relationship with sociodemographic and obstetrical variables among omani women
Seshan, Vidya Francis, Frincy Raghavan, Divya Arulappan, Judie Hashmi, Iman Al Prince, Emi John Jaju, Sanjay Al Azri, Zeyana Alkharusi, Lamya
Seshan, Vidya
Francis, Frincy
Raghavan, Divya
Arulappan, Judie
Hashmi, Iman Al
Prince, Emi John
Jaju, Sanjay
Al Azri, Zeyana
Alkharusi, Lamya
Abstract
Objective
Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined by the International Continence Society as any complaint of involuntary urine leakage. This research study highlights the prevalence, types, and associated factors of UI among women in Oman.
Methodology
A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to collect data using purposive sampling technique from 400 women between 20 and 60 years; who were attending outpatient department of a referral hospital in Oman. Women were assessed using the Questionnaire for Urinary Incontinence Diagnosis to determine the type of UI. The severity and the impact of UI in women were assessed using the female urinary tract symptoms module (ICIQ-UI-SF). Descriptive statistics were used to determine the prevalence and type of UI, and the Chi-square test was used to find the association between UI and sociodemographic and obstetrical variables.
Results
In our study, 28.25% of the women belonged to the age of 50–59 years. The point prevalence (per 1000) of UI among Omani women who were between 20 and 60 years was 44%. In the women who had UI, the majority were having stress UI (41.6%). In the women who had UI, the severity of UI, according to the ICIQ-UI-SF scoring, 15.2% of the women had slight, 50.3% had moderate, 33.1% had severe, and only 1.3% had very intense.
Conclusion
Understanding the prevalence of UI in every community and associated factors is essential for the policy makers and healthcare providers to consider the early diagnosis, prevention, health promotion, and management of UI.
Keywords
urinary incontinence, women, prevalence, Oman, risk factors
Date
2023
Type
Journal article
Journal
SAGE Open Nursing
Book
Volume
9
Issue
Page Range
1-8
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Source URL
Event URL
Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY-NC 4.0
File Access
Open
Notes
© The Author(s) 2023.
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