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ArticleJournal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology2025

Bladder Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among US Adolescent Women.

Deepa R Camenga, Sonya S Brady, Andrea Bilger, Heather Klusaritz, Terri H Lipman, Elise C Levin, Oluwateniola Brown, Shayna D Cunningham, D Yvette LaCoursiere, Aimee S James and 4 more

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3 · Its place in the literature

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  1. Health Disparities and Overactive Bladder: Bridging the Gap.Current bladder dysfunction reports · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Deepa R CamengaDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Electronic address: deepa.camenga@yale.edu.
Sonya S BradyDepartment of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Andrea BilgerDepartment of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Heather KlusaritzDepartment of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Terri H LipmanDepartment of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Elise C LevinDivision of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Oluwateniola BrownDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Shayna D CunninghamDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut.
D Yvette LaCoursiereDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
Aimee S JamesDivision of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University In St. Louis School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri.
Sheila GahaganDivision of Academic General Pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California.
Jeni Hebert-BeirneDivision of Community Health Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, School of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois.
Lisa Kane LowUniversity of Michigan School of Nursing, Women's and Gender Studies, Dept. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium Scientific and Data Coordinating CenterU24DK106786 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI MCGWIN, GERALD, RUDSER, KYLE · 2020 to 2024
$7.1M
University of Pennsylvania+ PLUS Clinical Center (PENN+PLUS CC)U01DK106892 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI NEWMAN, DIANE K., SMITH, ARIANA L · 2015 to 2024
$5.4M
PLUS Loyola Clinical CenterU01DK106898 · NIDDK · LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO · PI BRUBAKER, LINDA, FITZGERALD, COLLEEN MARIE · 2015 to 2024
$4.7M
Prevention of LUTS: Bladder Health Clinical Center, UC San Diego SiteU01DK106827 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI LACOURSIERE, DAPHNE YVETTE, LUKACZ, EMILY S. · 2015 to 2024
$4.5M
Pathways to LUTS Prevention: A Model for Public Education, Behavioral Skills, and Early DetectionU01DK106858 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI MCGWIN, GERALD · 2015 to 2024
$4.5M
LUTS PREVENTION IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND WOMEN ACROSS THE LIFESPANU01DK106853 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SUTCLIFFE, SIOBHAN · 2015 to 2024
$4.0M
The Truly Healthy Bladder: Understanding Normal As A Pathway To Prevention Of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms In WomenU01DK106893 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI LOW, LISA KANE · 2015 to 2024
$3.8M
Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium Yale Clinical Research CenterU01DK106908 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI RICKEY, LESLIE M. · 2015 to 2024
$3.5M
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PLUS CLINICAL SITEU01DK126045 · NIDDK · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI GRIFFITH, JAMES WILLIAM, SIMON, MELISSA A. · 2020 to 2024
$1.4M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK106827NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK106853NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK106858NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK106892NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK106893NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK106898NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK106908NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK126045NIDDK NIH HHS U24 DK106786
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

objectiveLower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) can have a pronounced impact on adolescent women's overall health and quality of life, both during adolescence and across the life course. Little research has examined adolescent women's knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (KAB) about bladder health and preventing LUTS.

methodsThis study combines data from two large multi-site focus group studies of individuals born female, who identified as women, conducted by the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Research Consortium. The first study included data from 8 focus groups conducted in 2018 with 44 adolescents aged 11 through 17 years. The second consisted of data from 20 focus groups conducted in 2020 with 123 adolescents aged 13 through 17 years. We used directed content analysis, including deductive and inductive approaches, to explore textual data and identify emergent insights. We present themes that emerged from analyzing coded data related to KAB.

resultsThemes included: (1) lack of information about bladder function, leading to limited knowledge, (2) hydration as a healthy behavior, (3) distinguishing healthy versus unhealthy voiding, (4) social and environmental barriers to voiding, and (5) shame and stigma of bladder related behaviors.

conclusionOur data suggests that adolescent women are aware of healthy and unhealthy behaviors related to bladder health, despite little exposure to formal education about the bladder. Social and environmental factors, including stigma, appear to be primary drivers of adolescents' behaviors around bladder health, suggesting that multi-level socio-ecological prevention interventions are needed to prevent LUTS in this population.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeLower Urinary Tract SymptomsUrinary BladderAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorChildFemaleFocus GroupsHumansUnited StatesAdolescent womenAttitudesKnowledgeLower urinary tract symptomsQualitative research

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PMID39374689
PMCPMC11769763

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