Zoha Gilani, Haider Darain, Sadia Aziz, Mashal Javed Orakzai, Laila Raheem, Musarrat Jabeen.
Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence in Post-Partum Females in Hayatabad, Peshawar.
J Islamic Int Med Coll Jan ;12(2):106-10.

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine prevalence of urinary incontinence in post-partum females in tertiary care setups in Hayatabad, Peshawar. Study Design: Cross-sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Tertiary care hospitals of Hayatabad, Peshawar from September 2016 to February 2017. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted and a total of 296 females between 17 years and 40 years were recruited from September, 2016 to December 2016. The mean age of the population was 27.20 ± 4.46 years. Participants were recruited by means of convenience sampling from tertiary care setups in Hayatabad and were included in the study according to specified selection criteria. All of the participants completed Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Short Form (BFLUTS-SF) after consent was taken and were evaluated accordingly. Results: The prevalence of post-partum urinary incontinence in females coming to in- and out-patients departments of tertiary care hospital Hayatabad Peshawar was 28.64%. Out of total, 96% had moderate urinary incontinence i.e. between one third to two third of the time (1/3-2/3) and the remaining 4% had severe incontinence. Majority of the women (84.4%) reported nocturia as their major symptom, while nocturnal incontinence/leakage was the lowest (9.8%). Bladder pain (48.3%) and intermittency (36.5%) were the next highest reported symptoms. Stress incontinence proved to be slightly more prevalent at 45.3%, whereas urge incontinence was at 43.9%. Less than half of the population 36.2% women reported an adverse effect on their overall quality of life ranging from a little to a lot on the “bother” scale. Conclusion: It can be concluded that urinary incontinence is a common condition in post-partum women in Hayatabad with most patients reporting a mild to moderate effect on quality of life.

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