Prevalence of urinary incontinence in women aged 18 and over and affecting factors

Baykus N., Yenal K.

JOURNAL OF WOMEN & AGING, cilt.32, sa.5, ss.578-590, 2020 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/08952841.2019.1682923
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF WOMEN & AGING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, AgeLine, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.578-590
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Risk factors, prevalence, urinary incontinence, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, RISK-FACTORS, DETERMINANTS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The aim of study was to determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) in women aged 18 and over and the factors affecting it. The sample of the study consisted of the 1220 women. The results of the study showed that the rate of UI was 26.3%. Prevalence rose as age and body mass index increased. UI rates were also high in women who had long-term constipation and UTI, those who were in menopause, those with a high number of pregnancies, and in those who had undergone a vaginal birth. It is important that measures be taken to prevent UI.