ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence During Pregnancy and Associated Risk Factors

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Ayten DİNÇ

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School of Health, Department of Midwifery, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey

Correspondence: Ayten Dinç, Department of Midwifery, School of Health, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Terzioğlu campus, Sevim Buluc Caddesi, 17020, Canakkale, Turkey. Tel: +90 5053303634; Fax: +90 286 – 218 32 46. Email: [email protected], [email protected]Search for more papers by this author

Ayten DİNÇ,

Corresponding Author

Ayten DİNÇ

orcid.org/0000-0002-8903-675X

School of Health, Department of Midwifery, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey

First published: 04 July 2017

https://doi.org/10.1111/luts.12182

Citations: 56

The work was carried out at Çanakkale State Hospital.

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Abstract

Objective

To investigate the prevalence of urinary incontinence during pregnancy and associated risk factors.

Methods

The study is a cross-sectional and descriptive study. A questionnaire was conducted with a total of 750 pregnant women about their urinary incontinence complaints between April and December 2013.

Results

The prevalence of urinary incontinence during pregnancy was 300 in 750 (40%). Stress urinary incontinence was the most common type of incontinence during pregnancy. 41.7% of nulliparous women, 38% of primipara women, and 20.3% of multipara women experienced urinary incontinence. Among women reporting UI, 29.3% experienced leakage a few times a day and the amount of leakage was generally (59.7%) moderate. Factors significantly associated with urinary incontinence included age group, gestational age, parity, previous urinary incontinence, constipation, mode of delivery at last childbirth, previous urinary tract infection, body mass index during pregnancy. But on multivariable analysis, the risk factors for urinary incontinence during pregnancy were previous urinary tract infection (OR = 3.8, 95%CI 1.5–9.3), constipation (OR 3.1, 95%CI 1.7–5.6) and gestational age (OR 0.5, 95%CI 0.3–0.9).

Conclusion

As a result of this study, urinary incontinence is a common condition during pregnancy. Results would help the design of more intensive training programs to prevent incontinence during pregnancy by increasing the awareness about urinary incontinence of healthcare staff engaging in the care of pregnant women.

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