Health seeking behaviour of menopausal women with urinary incontinence in North east Malaysia.
Urinary incontinence (UI) is common in women in postmenopausal age, but many women delay seeking treatment. The objective of this study is to determine health-seeking behavior of postmenopausal women with UI and its associated factors. This is a cross-sectional study involving 348 postmenopausal women from the outpatient clinic using personal data forms and a validated UI questionnaire. A total of 348 menopausal women were involved in the study. Only 13.17% of patients with UI sought treatment. Factors associated with seeking treatment were age of menopause and severity of UI. More health education needs to be done among these patients.
['Yaacob|Lili Husniati|LH|', 'Abdul Mokti|Shakiroh|S|', 'Muhammad|Juliawati|J|']
D000367:Age Factors D000368:Aged D000369:Aged, 80 and over D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008296:Malaysia D008593:Menopause D008875:Middle Aged D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care D017698:Postmenopause D015995:Prevalence D011788:Quality of Life D012720:Severity of Illness Index D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D014549:Urinary Incontinence
menopause urinary incontinence Health-seeking behavior