ArticleSultan Qaboos University medical journal2020
Urinary Incontinence Among Omani Women: Prevalence, risk factors and impact on quality of life.
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- Associated factors and quality of life in women with urinary incontinence in southern Peru, 2023.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Pelvic floor dysfunction: prevalence and associated factors.BMC public health · 2023Review
- Urinary incontinence and related quality of life among elderly women in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran.BMC urology · 2022Article
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- Prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors for urinary incontinence among women attending Primary Healthcare Centers in Bahrain, 2023.Journal of family & community medicineArticle
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- Urinary Incontinence: Epidemiology and Physiotherapeutic Approaches- A Systematic Review.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineReview
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Abstract
objectivesUrinary incontinence (UI) in women is a common health problem which can have a negative impact on quality of life (QOL). This study aimed to determine the prevalence, risk factors and impact of UI on the QOL of Omani women attending primary healthcare centres in Muscat, Oman.
methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted at three primary healthcare centres in Muscat from April to August 2018. Women who were 20-50 years of age, not pregnant, not in the six-month postnatal period, not seriously ill and not diagnosed with pelvic organ prolapse were included. A self-administered questionnaire using the International Consultation Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form was used to evaluate the frequency, severity and impact of UI on QOL.
resultsA total of 1,070 women were included in this study (response rate = 92.5%). The mean age was 31.39 ± 7.64 years. UI was reported by 369 (34.5%) women, of whom 182 (49.3%) had stress UI, 97 (26.3%) had urgency UI, 88 (23.8%) had mixed UI and two (0.5%) had other UI. Age, body mass index (BMI), having been married or employed, hypertension, cough, constipation and vaginal or assisted vaginal delivery during the previous birth were significant risk factors for UI. Only 41 (11.1%) out of the 369 women with UI had ever sought medical advice despite the fact that more than two thirds of the women with UI reported negative effects on their QOL.
conclusionUI is a common medical problem in Oman. Several risk factors, including age and BMI, were identified. Despite its negative consequences for QOL, women were found to be reluctant to seek medical attention for the condition.
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