Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence in Women aged 20–59 years in Community Dwellings
Abstract: Urinary incontinene
(UI) is the symptomof involuntary leakage of urine. Three types of urinary
incontinence are stress UI, urge UI, and mixed UI. This study was aimed to
determine the prevalence of urinary UI in women and to identify the most common
type of UI.
Methods: A descriptive study was conducted to 191 women age 20–59 in two
villages in West Java, Indonesia. Subjects were visited door-to-door and
interviewed using a standardized questionnaire for data collection. The study
was conducted in February 2014. The variables of this study were age, parity,
and the prevalence of urinary incontinence. The collected data were presented
using frequency tabulation and percentage.
Results: From 191 respondents, thirty eight subjects had UI. The
prevalence of urinary incontinence was 19.90% which consisted of prevalence of
stress UI (7.33%), urgency UI (9.43%), and mixed UI (3.14%). The prevalence of
UI in 20–29 year age group was 3.23%, 30–39 year age group was 9.72%, 40–49 year
age group was 27.69%, and 50–59 year age group was 52.17%. Prevalence of UI in
nulliparous women was 5%, primiparous was 10.25%, multiparous with 2
childbirths was 23.61%, and multiparous with 3 childbirths or more was 26.67%.
Conclusions: Prevalence of UI in women in community dwelling is 19.90%,
which is higher than previous study from Indonesia and other Asian countries.
Urgency UI is the most common type of UI. Prevalence of UI increases with age
and parity.
Keywords: Community Dwellings,
prevalence, urinary incontinence, women
Author: Ratuafni Shafrina
Wardani, Raden Tina Dewi Judistiani, Amillia Siddiq
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg170110
