Table II.
Characteristics of urinary incontinence four years after the first delivery based on 99 incontinent women responding to the questionnaire.
| Urinary incontinence | % (n) |
|---|---|
| Circumstances of leakage | |
| stress | 89.9 (89) |
| urge | 64.6 (64) |
| other circumstances | 22.2 (22) |
| Frequency of leakage | |
| less than once a month | 41.4(41) |
| 1 to 3 times per month | 29.3 (29) |
| 1 to 3 times per week | 11.1(11) |
| every day | 10.1 (10) |
| unknown | 8.1(8) |
| Amount of leakage | |
| drops | 69.7 (69) |
| small amount | 23.2(23) |
| more | 3.0(3) |
| unknown | 4.0 (4) |
| Bothered by incontinence | |
| not at all | 17.2(17) |
| a little | 54.5 (54) |
| moderately | 15.2(15) |
| a lot | 10.1 (10) |
| unknown | 3.0(3) |
| Use of pads for incontinence | |
| none | 74.7 (74) |
| 1 to 6 per week | 16.2(16) |
| 1 or more per day | 4.0 (4) |
| unknown | 5.1(5) |