Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of urinary incontinence in Japanese women: A web-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiological studies on urinary incontinence that used a validated international standard questionnaire are limited in Japan, and few studies have examined the sociodemographic and behavioral correlates of urinary incontinence.

Objective

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of urinary incontinence according to the Japanese version of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form, and its sociodemographic and behavioral correlates among Japanese women.

Design

A web-based cross-sectional study.

Methods

A randomly sampled cross-sectional Internet survey was conducted in Japan among 3030 women aged 20-64 years. The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form score, sociodemographic, bod

SUBMITTER: Onishi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10617297 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature