Prevalence, Types and Risk Factors of Urinary Incontinence Among Women in Baghdad, Iraq.

Recruiting

• Conditions: Urinary Incontinence; Urge Incontinence; Stress Incontinence

• Registration Number: NCT06352879
• Lead Sponsor: Al-Kindy College of Medicine

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to observe and describe the prevalence, types, and risk factors of urinary incontinence (UI) in adult women attending primary healthcare centers in Baghdad, Iraq. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* What is the prevalence of incontinence among the targeted group?

* What are the types of incontinence and what is the frequency of each type among the targeted group?

* What is the effect of several risk factors on the occurrence and severity of urinary incontinence (including age, job, sexual activity, chronic constipation, chronic cough, parity, largest birth weight, and body mass index)? Participants will be asked to fill out a questionnaire consisting of the Arabic International Consultation On Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (Arabic ICIQ-UI SF) in addition to questions about the aforementioned risk factors.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-03-01
• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Study First Submitted: 2024-04-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-04-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-03
• Study First Posted: 2024-04-08
• Last Update Posted: 2024-04-08
• Primary Completion: 2024-05-31
• Study Completion: 2024-06-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 384

Inclusion Criteria

• women
• Attending the primary healthcare centers in Baghdad, Iraq
• older than 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who refuse to participate in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Arabic International Consultation On Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (Arabic ICIQ-UI SF)	3 months	Arabic International Consultation On Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) consists of three-scored items designed to evaluate the frequency of urine leaks (score 0-5), the amount of leaked urine (score 0-6), and the effect urine leakage on the quality of life of the participant (score 0-10). In addition, an unscored item to evaluate the sensed causes of leakage. The scores of the scored items are added together to provide a total score, which ranges from zero to 21. The higher the score, the more severe the urine leakage.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Risk factors for urinary incontinence	3 months	the study aim to study the effect of several risk factors on the occurrence and severity of urinary incontinence (including age, job, sexual activity, chronic constipation, chronic cough, parity, largest birth weight, and body mass index).

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Baghdad Al-Russafa Health Directorate; 🇮🇶 Baghdad, Iraq

Baghdad Al- Karkh Health Directorate; 🇮🇶 Baghdad, Iraq