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Title: | Urinary incontinence in climacteric afrodescendant women from the Colombian Caribbean |
Author: | Monterrosa-Castro, Alvaro Portela-Buelvas, Katheryn Castelo-Branco Flores, Camil |
Keywords: | Incontinència urinària Menopausa Afrodescendents Urinary incontinence Menopause Afro-Descendants |
Issue Date: | 13-Sep-2019 |
Publisher: | Medip Academy |
Abstract: | Background: To assess the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) and to identify related factors in Afro-descendant Colombian women. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 40-59 year old women from the Colombian Caribbean. Socio-demographic characteristics were recorded and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short-Form (ICIQ-SF) and the 10-item cervantes scale were applied to identify UI and genitourinary symptoms, respectively. Results: A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 40-59-year-old women from the Colombian Caribbean. Socio-demographic characteristics were recorded and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short-Form (ICIQ-SF) and the 10-item cervantes scale were applied to identify UI and genitourinary symptoms, respectively. Conclusions: The prevalence of UI among climacteric afro-descendant women was close to 4%. A history of PIH and PD consumption were related factors. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20194342 |
It is part of: | International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2019, vol. 8, num. 10, p. 3817-3824 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/141998 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20194342 |
ISSN: | 2320-1770 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Cirurgia i Especialitats Medicoquirúrgiques) |
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