Kumari Santosh, Singh A J, Jain Vanita
School of Public Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chandigarh-160 012, India.
Indian J Med Sci. 2008 Sep;62(9):352-6.
Urinary incontinence is a common but neglected problem of women.
To ascertain the treatment seeking behavior of north Indian women having urinary incontinence (UI).
Two residential colonies of Chandigarh.
Cross-sectional face-to-face interview based study.
This study was conducted by a trained nurse during April 2005-July 2005 among women aged 18 years and above. Women with UI were identified in a screening survey. They were interviewed individually regarding their treatment seeking behavior and socio-demographic data.
Percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square test.
Of the 220 enlisted incontinent women 20% (44) women consulted some health agency. Only 8.6% (19) women had heard about pelvic floor muscle exercises. Seventy-two percent (158) cases had UI for more than one year. The most common reason quoted for not seeking treatment was, 'UI was considered as 'normal', 'did not take it seriously' and 'shyness.' Many (153;70%) women reported that UI affected their daily routine as well as social activities like shopping and visiting friends.
Urinary incontinence seriously affected the quality of life of women. Still, consultation rate for UI was low in the north Indian women.
尿失禁是女性常见但被忽视的问题。
确定患有尿失禁（UI）的北印度女性的就医行为。
昌迪加尔的两个居民区。
基于面对面访谈的横断面研究。
本研究由一名经过培训的护士于2005年4月至2005年7月期间对18岁及以上的女性进行。在筛查调查中识别出患有尿失禁的女性。就她们的就医行为和社会人口统计学数据对她们进行了单独访谈。
百分比、均值、标准差、卡方检验。
在220名登记在册的尿失禁女性中，20%（44名）女性咨询过一些医疗机构。只有8.6%（19名）女性听说过盆底肌肉锻炼。72%（158例）患者的尿失禁时间超过一年。未寻求治疗的最常见原因是“认为尿失禁是‘正常的’”“不重视”和“害羞”。许多（153名；70%）女性报告称尿失禁影响了她们的日常生活以及购物和访友等社交活动。
尿失禁严重影响了女性的生活质量。然而，北印度女性对尿失禁的咨询率较低。
