Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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Department of Woman's Health, Faculty of Health Science in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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Urosilesia Zabrze, Urological, Gynecological and Proctological Physiotherapy Center
Corresponding author
Anna Aramowicz
Katedra i Klinika Rehabilitacji, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu w Katowicach, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach, ul. Medyków 12, 40-752 Katowice
Introduction: Urinary incontinence is a common problem among women. It is believed that up to 10% of the population complains about this chronic disease. It has a significant impact on the quality of women's life, but at the same time early intervention allows complete recovery. The most common form of urinary incontinence (UI) is stress urinary incontinence (SUI). It is worrying that urinary incontinence increasingly affects young women.
Material and methods: 152 women in the age range 17–89 participated in the study. The research tool was the authors’ own questionnaire. All the results were analysed in Statistica 12PL software.
Results: SUI occurs among 13.2% of the respondents. Most of the respondents considered their level of knowledge to be average (27%), sufficient (23.7%) and weak (15.1%). In contrast, 24.3% of the respondents consider their scope of information on SUI as good and very good (7.9%). The majority of women (92.1%) are of the opinion that the propagation of knowledge in the field of urinary incontinence prevention is necessary.
Conclusions: The state of knowledge of women in the field of SUI is still insufficient. Women know who to address with the first symptoms of the disease and know the methods of treating SUI. The subject of stress urinary incontinence is still a shameful topic for most women and has a significant impact on the quality of life. There is a constant need for education and dissemination of information on incontinence.
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