Ann Gynecol Obstetr Res | Volume 7, Issue 1 | Research Article | Open Access
Fehintola FO*, Temitayo O, Omole D, Jokotola J and Obawole AA
Department of Community Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
*Correspondance to: Fehintola FO
Fulltext PDFBackground: Toileting behaviors are an important determinant of the health condition of an individual as regarding urinary incontinence. We assess toileting behaviors and factors associated with urinary incontinence among women attending primary health care centers in Ile-Ife. Methods: This study used a descriptive cross-sectional study design. A multi-stage sampling technique was used. Data was collected using a facilitated interviewer-administered questionnaire to gather information from 249 women who attended the primary health care centers where the study was carried out. Data was analyzed using the International Business Machine (IBM) Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27. The level of statistical significance was set at 5% (0.05). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests. Results: The mean age in this study was 31.7 years ± 2.5. More than half of the respondents 128 (51.4%) were married. The prevalence of urinary incontinence was 140 (56.2%). Majority of the respondents 151 (60.6%) had bad toilet habit while 98 (39.4%) women had good toilet habit. Age (p= ≤ 0.05), marital status (p= ≤ 0.05), religion (p= ≤ 0.05) and toilet habits (p= ≤ 0.05) were found to be significantly associated with urinary incontinence. Conclusion: The study showed that more than half of the respondents have urinary incontinence and that there is a relationship between toileting behaviors and the occurrence of urinary incontinence. Increasing awareness on the importance of good toileting behaviors among women in Nigeria will curb the menace of urinary incontinence among women.
Toilet behavior; Urinary incontinence; Women
Fehintola FO, Temitayo O, Omole D, Jokotola J, Obawole AA. Toileting Behaviors and Factors Associated with Urinary Incontinence Among Women Attending Primary Health Care Centers in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Ann Gynecol Obstetr Res. 2024; 7(1): 1029..