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Research Paper | Medicine Science | Pakistan | Volume 5 Issue 5, May 2016

A Study to find out the Frequency of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Post Partum Females

Bukhtawer Shabab | Gulnaz Zaheer ^[3] | Hafiz Sheraz Arshad ^[15]

Abstract: urinary incontinence is a common problem in pregnancy and almost 56 % of females are found to suffer with urinary incontinence which affects their social and personal life. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of stress urinary incontinence among post-partum females. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at Lady Aitcheson and Sir Gnaga Ram hospital Lahore.190 questionnaires were circulated among females out of which 186 were returned filled completely. Stress incontinence has high frequency and 80 % population was found to be suffered with stress urinary incontinence and 47 % population was suffering with urge incontinence, as was ruled out by Questionnaire urinary incontinence diagnosis. The findings of this study clearly indicated that post-partum females have a high incidence of stress urinary incontinence i. e.80 %.

Keywords: urinary incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence

Edition: Volume 5 Issue 5, May 2016,

Pages: 535 - 538

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