Prevalence, Awareness, and Understanding of Pelvic Floor Disorders in Adolescent and Young Women.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of this study was to characterize symptom prevalence, awareness of pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) in family/friends, and understanding of factors contributing to the development of PFDs in women aged 19 to 30 years.

Methods

This study is a cross-sectional study via online questionnaire survey of female students aged 19 to 30 years enrolled at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Results of "adolescent women" aged 19 to 24 years were compared with "young women" aged 25 to 30 years.

Results

A total of 1092 questionnaires were completed with the mean age being 23.5 ± 3.1 years. The overall rate of urinary incontinence (UI) was 10.3% without a difference between adolescent and young women (P = 0.61). There were no differences in rates of urgenc

SUBMITTER: Parden AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5002235 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature