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Stress urinary incontinence in climacteric women in a northeastern Brazilian municipality: a household survey

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Abstract

Introduction and hypothesis

Low socioeconomic factors may influence the development of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Thus far, there is little research available on SUI in developing countries. We aimed to determine whether the prevalence of SUI in a northeastern Brazilian municipality was higher or lower than in the general female population.

Methods

Cross-sectional household cluster study of 1,180 climacteric women in the São Luís municipality (Maranhão state, Brazil) was conducted using a standardized questionnaire that was previously tested in a pilot study and administered by interviewers to obtain socioeconomic and cultural information, climacteric aspects, and life habits related to SUI.

Results

From this population, 15.34% (n = 181) had SUI; this prevalence did not change with age. More than half (57.92%) of the patients replied that they had not consulted a physician for their SUI. The presence of SUI was not associated with any socioeconomic or gynecological variables after multivariate analysis.

Conclusions

The prevalence of SUI in São Luís was similar to the rates observed in the general global female population. Socioeconomic and gynecological variables were not associated with SUI.

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Maranhão (FAPEMA) and the National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)

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  1. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

    Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito

  2. Postgraduate Program in Maternal and Child Health, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil

    Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito, Maria Bethânia da Costa Chein, Elizabeth Santos de Andrade Malheiros & Thaiana Bezerra Duarte

  3. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil

    Aarão Mendes Pinto-Neto

  4. Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900 – 8° andar – 14048-900 – Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

    Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito

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Brito, L.G.O., Brito, L.M.O., Chein, M.B.d.C. et al. Stress urinary incontinence in climacteric women in a northeastern Brazilian municipality: a household survey. Int Urogynecol J 23, 639–645 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-012-1697-z

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