urinary incontinence clinical profile
*Needs factors |
Total
(N= 249) |
% |
Seeking medical counseling |
MCP |
| No |
Yes |
N=222
(89.2%) |
% |
N=27
(10.8%) |
% |
| Frequency of UI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.001* |
| One/month |
23 |
9.2 |
23 |
100.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 3/month |
131 |
52.6 |
122 |
93.1 |
9 |
6.9 |
| One or more/week |
78 |
31.3 |
66 |
84.6 |
12 |
15.4 |
| Every day |
17 |
6.8 |
11 |
64.7 |
6 |
35.3 |
| Amount of urine leakage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
<0.001* |
| Drops |
86 |
34.5 |
77 |
89.5 |
9 |
10.5 |
| Little |
150 |
60.3 |
140 |
93.3 |
10 |
6.7 |
| More |
13 |
5.2 |
5 |
38.5 |
8 |
61.5 |
| Severity of incontinence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.001* |
| Slight |
85 |
34.1 |
77 |
90.6 |
8 |
9.4 |
| Moderate |
141 |
56.6 |
131 |
92.9 |
10 |
7.1 |
| Severe |
23 |
9.3 |
14 |
73.7 |
9 |
26.3 |
| Duration of incontinence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.483 |
| Less than 6 months |
36 |
14.5 |
30 |
83.3 |
6 |
16.7 |
| 6 months to less than 2 years |
70 |
28.1 |
64 |
91.4 |
6 |
8.6 |
| 2 years to less than 5 years |
93 |
37.3 |
89 |
95.7 |
4 |
4.3 |
| 5 years to less than 10 years |
30 |
12.0 |
22 |
73.3 |
8 |
26.7 |
| More than 10 years |
20 |
8.0 |
17 |
85.0 |
3 |
15.0 |
| When UI occur |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.002* |
| At night |
14 |
5.6 |
11 |
78.6 |
3 |
21.4 |
| Day |
147 |
59.1 |
140 |
95.2 |
7 |
4.8 |
| Night and day |
88 |
35.3 |
71 |
80.7 |
17 |
19.3 |
| Types of UI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Stress |
175 |
70.3 |
159 |
90.9 |
16 |
9.1 |
0.184 |
| Urge incontinence |
100 |
40.2 |
80 |
80.0 |
20 |
20.0 |
<0.001* |
| Overflow |
96 |
38.5 |
78 |
81.3 |
18 |
18.8 |
0.002* |
| Effect of UI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
<0.001* |
| No problem |
5 |
2 |
5 |
100.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Some bothered |
198 |
79.5 |
184 |
92.9 |
14 |
7.1 |
| Much bothered |
46 |
18.5 |
33 |
71.7 |
13 |
28.3 |
|
| MCP: P value based on Mon Carlo exact probability, * P < 0.05 (significant) |
| Table 2: Relationship between the study subjects’ clinical profile of urinary incontinence and their health seeking behavior |
