Table 5.
Participants attitudes towards urinary incontinence (UI)
|
Statement |
With UI (n=202) frequency (%) |
Without UI (n=396) frequency (%) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | Disagree | Agree | Disagree | |
| Accidental loss of urine is a common problem that everyone woman faces |
202 (100) |
0 (0) |
361 (91.2) |
35 (8.8) |
| Women should not go for social events if they have UI |
202 (100) |
0 (0) |
336 (84.8) |
60 (15.2) |
| Women are not supposed to tell anyone if they have UI |
199 (98.5) |
3 (1.5) |
342 (86.4) |
54 (13.6) |
| A woman who has UI should avoid sexual intercourse |
196 (97) |
6 (3) |
379 (95.7) |
17 (4.3) |
| Life style changes has no effect on symptoms and risk of getting UI |
200 (99) |
2 (1) |
386 (97.5) |
10 (2.5) |
| Restricting fluid intake is a good thing to do when one has UI |
196 (97) |
6 (3) |
360 (90.9) |
36 (9.1) |
| Exercise is one of the main causes of UI |
194 (96) |
8 (4) |
370 (93.4) |
26 (6.6) |
| Urinary Incontinence cannot be prevented |
196 (97) |
6 (3) |
391 (98.7) |
5 (1.3 ) |
| Women who have Urinary Incontinence are cursed |
196 (97) |
6 (3) |
386 (97.5) |
10 (2.5) |
| Urinary Incontinence cannot be cured | 198 (98) | 4 (2) | 387 (97.7) | 9 (2.3) |