Prevalence of XXXX in the community: a cross-sectional study in Singapore.

@entity1 @entity1241 @entity322
INTRODUCTION: @entity322 ( @entity322 ) is a stigmatised condition that remains a silent affliction for many populations. To date, no local study has been performed to determine its prevalence in our population. The existing literature from the West has shown highly variable rates, ranging from 0.8% to 18.0%. The aim of this study was to determine the cross-sectional prevalence of @entity322 in Singapore and to identify at-risk groups. METHODS: A door-to-door questionnaire survey was performed between February and March 2013. We randomly selected 1,000 individuals from the electoral roll to be surveyed using the validated Comprehensive @entity1241 . RESULTS: A total of 381 @entity1 agreed to be enrolled in the study. The mean age of the @entity1 was 52 (range 21-86) years, and slightly more than half of the @entity1 were female (52.8%). Among the female @entity1 , 73.1% had @entity1 (78.8% underwent normal vaginal delivery). The overall prevalence of @entity322 in our study population was 4.7%. The prevalence of @entity322 was observed to be significantly associated with increasing age (p = 0.004) and female gender (p = 0.029); @entity1 were three times more likely to suffer from @entity322 than @entity1 . CONCLUSION: With the ageing population of Singapore, the results of the present study provide further impetus to continue public outreach efforts as well as develop clinical programmes that address the growing need for specialist treatments for @entity1 with @entity322 .
