https://doi.org/10.4081/uij.2017.183

Prevalence of female urinary incontinence in the state of Roraima, Brazil

Vol. 30 No. 1 (2017)
Submitted: 28 June 2016
Accepted: 1 June 2017
Published: 13 June 2017
Epidemiology, overactive bladder, prevalence, stress incontinence, urinary incontinence.
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Mário Maciel De Lima Junior
mmljr@uol.com.br
Department of Uro-Gynecology of Reference Center of Women’s Health Hospital, Roraima, Brazil.
Elizângela Castelo Branco
Cathedral College, Roraima, Brazil.
Urinary incontinence (UI) is a significant health problem leading to physical, psychological and social discomfort, especially in elderly women. A study of prevalence and classification of UI in the Roraima state was taken up to aid in formulation of healthcare policy and improvement of patient referral facilities. A retrospective study of 765 female patients who have undergone urodynamic examination between November 2013 and December 2014 has been conducted. Subjects were classified in to diagnostic classes: normal, stress incontinence, mixed incontinence, sensitive emergency, overactive bladder, and others. The overall prevalence of UI was 58.4%. The highest prevalence was observed in the menopausal age group (45- 49 years). Among the etiologies of UI, stress incontinence ranked highest at 30.9%, followed by overactive bladder at 6.9%. In the 25-55 years age group, stress incontinence was predominant (50-63%), while overactive bladder became significant (14-44%) in later years. The prevalence of UI in women in the state of Roraima, was high, in line with its prevalence in Brazil, as well as other western countries.

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De Lima Junior, M. M., & Castelo Branco, E. (2017). Prevalence of female urinary incontinence in the state of Roraima, Brazil. Urogynaecologia, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/uij.2017.183

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