Open AccessPrevalence and factors of urinary incontinence among postmenopausal women attending the obstetrics and gynecology outpatient service in a tertiary health care center in Kochi, Kerala
Author(s) -
Aathira Kizhakkeveetil Ajith,
Amritha Rekha,
Sucharitha Duttagupta,
Vinita Murali,
Devraj Ramakrishnan,
K. Vijayakumar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_29_19
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary incontinence , obstetrics and gynaecology , outpatient clinic , urinary system , stress incontinence , obstetrics , gynecology , urology , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Urinary incontinence has an immense impact on the social and mental health, and the quality of life of a person. Women neither come forward seeking medical consultation nor do they discuss about their incontinence openly, and the condition remains underestimated in the society. Hence, this study was undertaken to assess the type of urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women visiting obstetrics and gynecology (OBG) outpatient in a tertiary health care sector and to determine the risk factors of urinary incontinence.