Association of Quality of Life and Severity of Urinary Incontinence Among Post-Partum Females; A Cross-Sectional Study
Urinary Incontinence Among Post-Partum Females
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https://doi.org/10.55735/hjprs.v3i10.229Keywords:
association, post-partum, quality of life, urinary incontinenceAbstract
Background: Urinary incontinence has been known as a widespread problem that has been recognized to affect 20 to 30% of older females globally. The degree of severity and appearance varies from person to person. Objective: To determine the association between quality of life and severity of urinary incontinence among post-partum females. Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey in which non-probability convenient sampling technique was employed for sampling. The data was this study was collected from Medlane Medical Complex. The study was completed within six months after the approval of the synopsis. The age range of 139 females included in this study was 25 to 35 years old. The tools employed in this study were the SF-36 questionnaire and the urinary incontinence index. All the recruited females were asked to fill out the questionnaires. Results: About 59 Participants (42.4%) reported having poor quality of life, 75 (54%) participants reported having moderate quality of life and 5 (3.6%) participants reported having good quality of life. 73 females (52.5%) reported to have mild urinary incontinence, 65 females (46.8%) reported to have moderate urinary incontinence and only 1 (0.7%) female reported to have severe urinary incontinence. A total of one female with severe urinary incontinence, she reported to have moderate quality of life with a p-value of 0.00. Among the total of 65, 59 participants who reported suffering from moderate urinary incontinence had poor quality of life. About 3 had a moderate quality of life and 3 had a good quality of life with a p-value of 0.00. A total of 73 patients with mild urinary incontinence had a poor quality of life, 71 had a moderate quality of life and 2 had a good quality of life with a p-value of 0.00, proving that quality of life and urinary urge score were associated. Conclusion: It concludes that quality of life and urinary incontinence urge score are associated. Our study concludes that if a post-partum female has a poor quality of life, then she might have a greater urinary incontinence urge score and vice versa.
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