Skip to main content
. 2020 Nov 20;12(11):e11599. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11599

Table 5. Association between help-seeking behaviors and severity according to ICIQ score.

N.B: Round brackets ( ) are for horizontal variables, whereas square brackets [] are for vertical variables.

Abbreviations: ICIQ=International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire

  Severity according to ICIQ score N (%)    
Source of help-seeking  Mild Moderate Severe Total p-value
         Yes                             1 (1.3)[7.1] 56 (70.9)[71.8] 22 (27.8)[68.8] 79 (100.0) [63.7] 0
          None 13 (28.9)[92.9] 22 (48.9)[28.2] 10 (22.2)[31.3] 45 (100.0)[36.3]
Doctors  Yes                                 0 (0.0)[0.0] 8 (66.7)[10.3] 4 (33.3)[12.5] 12 (100.0)[9.7] 0.402
                No 14 (12.5)[100.0] 70 (62.5)[89.7] 28 (25.0)[87.5] 112 (100.0)[90.3]
Pharmacist Yes                                 1 (10.0 )[7.1] 8 (80.0)[10.3] 1 (10.0)[3.1] 10 (100.0)[8.1] 0.455
                    No 13 (11.4)[92.9] 70 (61.4)[89.7] 31 (27.2)[96.9] 114 (100.0)[91.9]
Friends  Yes                                                             0 (0.0)[0.0] 7 (70.0)[9.0] 3 (30.0)[9.4] 10 (100.0)[8.1] 0.499
         No 14 (12.3)[100.0] 71 (62.3)[91.0] 29 (25.4)[90.6] 114 (100.0)[91.9]
Family Yes                                                             0 (0.0)[0.0] 6 (85.7)[7.7] 1 (14.3)[3.1] 7 (100.0)[5.6] 0.4
              No 14 (12.0)[100.0] 72 (61.5)[92.3] 31 (26.5)[96.9] 117 (100.0)[94.4]