Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kathmandu Model Hospital, Exhibition Road, Kathmandu, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2021 Aug 12;59(240):752-756. doi: 10.31729/jnma.6914.
Urinary incontinence is an involuntary passage of urine. The aim of the study was to find the prevalence of urinary incontinence among pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy at a tertiary care center.
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care center from March 2021 to May 2021. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (reference number: 854/2077/78). Convenience sampling method was used. A descriptive analysis of socio-demographic profile and urinary incontinence symptoms were recorded on International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence-Short Form questionnaire and analysis were done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences 27. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data.
Among 277 pregnant women admitted in the antenatal ward, urinary incontinence was present in 26 (9.4%) (95% Confidence Interval= 5.96-12.84). Among them, stress urinary incontinence 16 (61%) was most common followed by mixed incontinence 6 (23%). Majority of them 18 (69.3%) had small leaks with almost all 25 (96.2%) having only a mild to moderate impact on the quality of life. Majority 197 (71.2%) had features of lower urinary tract syndrome.
Our study showed similar prevalence of urinary incontinence compared to other international studies.
尿失禁是指尿液的不自主流出。本研究旨在探讨三级保健中心妊娠晚期孕妇尿失禁的患病率。
本研究为描述性横断面研究,于 2021 年 3 月至 2021 年 5 月在一家三级保健中心进行。本研究已获得机构审查委员会的伦理批准(编号:854/2077/78)。采用便利抽样法。使用国际尿失禁咨询问卷-尿失禁-短表记录社会人口统计学特征和尿失禁症状的描述性分析,并使用统计软件包 27 进行分析。计算了 95%置信区间的点估计值以及二进制数据的频率和比例。
在 277 名入住产前病房的孕妇中,有 26 名(9.4%)(95%置信区间=5.96-12.84)存在尿失禁。其中,压力性尿失禁 16 例(61%)最常见,其次是混合性尿失禁 6 例(23%)。她们中的大多数 18 例(69.3%)有少量渗漏,几乎所有 25 例(96.2%)对生活质量的影响仅为轻度至中度。大多数孕妇 197 例(71.2%)有下尿路综合征的特征。
与其他国际研究相比,我们的研究显示尿失禁的患病率相似。