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Journal of Ilam University of Medical Sciences 2018, 25(6): 45-53 Back to browse issues page
Urinary Incontinence and its Predisposing Factors in Reproductive Age Women
Nahid Javadifar1 , Roghayeh Komeilifar * 2, Pooran doght Afshary1 , Mohamad hossein Haghighy zadeh3
1- Research Center for Promotion, Reproductive Health, Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
2- Dept of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwiferyand, Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran , Alikomeilifar@yahoo.com
3- Dept of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract:   (4693 Views)

Introduction: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a global problem that affects physical - emotional and social lives of women.The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and demographic and obstetric predisposing factors of urinary incontinence in reproductive age women.
 
 Materials & Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted on 2000 reproductive age women. The women were selected randomly from all of the primary health care centers of Dezful. Data were collected by socio demographic and ICIQ questionnaires.
 
Findings: Among participants, 57/7 % of the patients had urinary incontinence. There was a significant association between age, BMI, education level, mean of pregnancy, mean of deliveries, mode of delivery, abortion, neonate>4 kg, irregular menstruation, and UI(P<0/05). Multivariate analysis using logistic regression showed that age, C/S, and irregular menstruation were the factors affecting urinary incontinence (P<0/05).
 
Discussion & Conclusions: The prevalence of urinary incontinence in reproductive age women is high. It is suggested that the health care providers pay more attention to this issue in health care centers and train women in the prevention of urinary incontinence.

Keywords: Urinary incontinence, Effective factors, Reproductive age
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Type of Study: Research |
Received: 2016/02/7 | Accepted: 2016/05/2 | Published: 2018/03/4



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