THE PREVALENCE OF URINARY INCONTINENCE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN OF SECOND TRIMESTER IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITALS PESHAWAR

Background: A urinary incontinence (UI) is when urine is removed or leaked without conscious control. This common and embarrassing issue costs people significantly in terms of socioeconomic costs, loss of quality of life, and morbidity. During this time before giving birth, women frequently experience their first UI. Objectives: To check urinary incontinence among different aged groups of female with multiple pregnancy. Methods: After the approval of research proposal from graduate committee, permission was obtained from head of departments of all the specific departments in hospitals. In order to achieve a higher number of women in a shorter period of time, we collected the data from those patients who were admitted in wards. Patients meeting inclusion criteria were recruited in the study. The data was collected using the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ). Results: Mean age of subjects is 29.36 with a standard deviation of 7.96. Urinary incontinence is more prevalent in age group of 30-39 years with the percentage of 70 %. In second trimester the prevalence of urinary incontinence is 60.1%. It is also common once or twice during a day with the percentage of 26.7%. Estimates of the prevalence of incontinence in women are highly variable. These inconsistent results can be largely attributed to the adoption of various incontinence definitions. Conclusions: As the number of gestational week’s increases, UI symptoms in pregnancy become more common. In the majority of cases, the most common type of SUI causes only a small amount of urine loss. Several studies have found that UI causes pregnant women to experience mild to moderate amounts of discomfort. UI has a major negative impact on pregnant women's quality of life.