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Published in final edited form as: Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2016 Sep-Oct;22(5):346–354. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000287

Table 4.

Multivariable Analysis Regarding Education and Understanding of Pelvic Floor Disorders

	Young Women^a		Science Majors^b
	aOR (95% CI)^†	p-value^*^†	aOR (95% CI)^†	p-value^*^†
Received education regarding:
Urinary incontinence	2.59 (1.84–3.65)	<0.0001	4.54 (3.01–6.84)	<0.0001
Fecal incontinence	3.29 (2.25–4.80)	<0.0001	5.93 (3.65–9.62)	<0.0001
Pelvic organ prolapse	2.92 (2.05–4.16)	<0.0001	4.01 (2.66–6.03)	<0.0001
Discussed with friends/family regarding:
Urinary incontinence	1.40 (1.02–1.93)	0.04	1.21 (0.89–1.63)	0.23
Fecal incontinence	0.82 (0.49–1.39)	0.46	1.17 (0.71–1.93)	0.54
Pelvic organ prolapse	1.41 (0.91–2.17)	0.12	1.13 (0.74–1.71)	0.58
Understanding regarding causes of PFD:
Urinary incontinence	2.88 (1.72–4.81)	<0.0001	2.26 (1.48–3.47)	0.0002
Fecal incontinence	1.62 (1.14–2.28)	0.007	1.45 (1.06–1.99)	0.02
Flatal incontinence	1.35 (0.93–1.96)	0.11	1.68 (1.18–2.38)	0.004
Pelvic organ prolapse	1.91 (1.28–2.87)	0.002	2.25 (1.55–3.28)	<0.0001
Wanted to know more about PFD	0.85 (0.62–1.16)	0.30	1.16 (0.88–1.54)	0.30

PFD = Pelvic Floor Disorders

Compared to Adolescent Group

Compared to Non-Science Majors

Estimated from logistic regression

^†

adjusted odds ratio, 95% confidence interval; adjusted for region of residence, education, and number of pregnancies