Prevalence knowledge and health seeking behavior urinary incontinence among women in Budhanilkantha municipality, Kapan Ward No. 14, Kathmandu.
ABSTRACT: Background: Urinary incontinence is the common medical disorder and in the developing countries the problem is not accepted as major health problems. Women experience urinary incontinence twice as often as men. According to the study done in various countries the prevalence rate is high 5...
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT: Background: Urinary incontinence is the common medical disorder and in the developing countries the problem is not accepted as major health problems. Women experience urinary incontinence twice as often as men. According to the study done in various countries the prevalence rate is high 50.5% among women in Nepal and 23.8% among women in Korea in the year 2012. Many women fear condemnation from their communities and families. Discussion and the debate surrounding this problem do not openly occur within the family and in society. Women who suffer from UI continue to remain silent about the matter. As a result many women lack appropriate and sufficient information regarding UI. Various reviewed literature shows that the prevalence rate of UI is high but the knowledge level is low and health seeking behavior is negative. Thus this study is conducted to assess the prevalence, knowledge and health seeking behavior among women in Budhanilkantha Municipality. Objective: To assess the prevalence, knowledge and health seeking behavior of urinary incontinence among women in Budhanilkantha Municipality. Method: Cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in Budhanilkantha Municipality among 101 participants. Data were collected by using semi structured interview schedule and data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented in table. Result: The study showed that among all the participants 87% have not experienced urinary incontinence and only 13% of the participants had experienced urinary incontinence. The study also reveals that majority 6(61%) do nothing in particular to deal with urinary incontinence,4(31%) use sponge towel and 1(8%) use pad. Likewise, the study revealed that 99(99%) of the participants had low knowledge about urinary incontinence with the score of less than or equals to 50 and 1(%) of the participants had moderate knowledge about urinary incontinence with the score of more than 50. Finally among the participants all 13 (13%) of the participants who were suffering from UI had not seek help for urinary incontinence. Regarding performance of pelvic floor muscle exercise all the participants said they do not perform it. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the majority of the participants had low knowledge, prevalence is 13% and health seeking behavior is negative. Keyword: Urinary incontinence, prevalence, Knowledge, Health seeking behavior, Women. |
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