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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Suffering in silence: pregnant women's experience of urinary incontinence in Zaria, Nigeria
European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Volume 150, No. 1, Year 2010
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Objective: To determine the prevalence and severity of urinary incontinence during pregnancy in Zaria, Nigeria. Study Design: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study in which 204 apparently healthy pregnant women attending routine antenatal care (ANC) at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Teaching Hospital in Zaria, Nigeria were screened for urinary incontinence using the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire on Urinary Incontinence (ICIQ-UI Short Form) UK English Version. Nurses working in the antenatal clinic were trained on how to help respondents (most of whom were not literate) to respond to the questions. Uni- and bivariate analysis was performed on the data using SPSS version 15 for Windows. Results: The prevalence rate of all types of urinary incontinence during pregnancy was 21.1% in the study population. Stress urinary incontinence was the most common type accounting for 60.5%. The majority of the expectant mothers (74.4%) reported leaking no more than once a week; in 90% of them the volume was small in amount. The modal ICIQ score for urinary incontinence was 3 for the study population. The majority (83.4%) of the incontinent women felt their symptom did not interfere with their daily routines. Conclusions: About one-fifth of pregnant women in this setting experienced urinary incontinence which they did not report to their primary care providers. Awareness needs to be created for antenatal clients and providers on how to recognize symptoms and manage them. The ICIQ questionnaire has simplified this process. © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Adaji, Sunday Enema
Nigeria
Abu Teaching Hospital Zaria
Shittu, Sunday Oladapo
Nigeria
Abu Teaching Hospital Zaria
Bature, Stephen B.
Nigeria
Abu Teaching Hospital Zaria
Nasir, Sadiya
Nigeria
Abu Teaching Hospital Zaria
Olatunji, Olubunmi O.
Nigeria
Abu Teaching Hospital Zaria
Statistics
Citations: 36
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.02.008
ISSN:
03012115
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Nigeria
Participants Gender
Female