Prevalence and Effects of Urinary Incontinence Among Women in V.O.C Colony

Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine that results in a social problem. UrinaryIncontinence is a condition in which there is uncontrollable leakage of urine causing a social orhygienic problem.Objectives: 1.Assessment of prevalence of urinary incontinence among women.2.Identification of the effects of urinary incontinence. Design: Survey design Setting: V.O.Ccolony.Population and Sampling: All married women residing in V.O.C colony. Among the 85women who were assessed for symptoms of urinary incontinence, 28 women had urinaryincontinence. Major Findings:1. The overall prevalence was 32% and were above 35 years.3.Majority,18 women had leakage of urine on laughing, 15 women had leakage of urine oncoughing, 8 women often had leakage of urine on sneezing. 4.Majority,12 women had urgeincontinence,10 women had stress, 5 women had mixed incontinence. 5.The present study revealedthat, 14 women were affected in their social behavior, 18 women were affected in their emotionalhealth . Only 4 women not experienced frustration, 23 women experienced frustration.6.Associationwas found between mode of delivery and prevalence of urinary incontinence among women.