Table 5.
Treatment-seeking behavior of women with symptoms suggestive of OAB by geographical location and age (number and percentage in each age range)
| Age range, years | Previously treated | Currently treated | Never treated | Missing | Totala |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria, n (%) | |||||
| 40–55 | 10 (4.4) | 31 (13.6) | 155 (68.0) | 32 (14.0) | 228 |
| 56–64 | 3 (7.0) | 3 (7.0) | 23 (53.5) | 14 (32.6) | 43 |
| 65–74 | 1 (9.1) | 2 (18.2) | 4 (36.4) | 4 (36.4) | 11 |
| ≥ 75 | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (75.0) | 4 |
| Egypt, n (%) | |||||
| 40–55 | 13 (7.4) | 20 (11.4) | 142 (81.1) | 0 (0) | 175 |
| 56–64 | 8 (7.8) | 18 (17.6) | 76 (74.5) | 0 (0) | 102 |
| 65–74 | 6 (10.2) | 11 (18.6) | 42 (71.2) | 0 (0) | 59 |
| ≥ 75 | 2 (22.2) | 4 (44.4) | 3 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 9 |
| Jordan, n (%) | |||||
| 40–55 | 16 (8.8) | 24 (13.2) | 142 (78.0) | 0 (0) | 182 |
| 56–64 | 11 (13.1) | 5 (6.0) | 66 (78.6) | 2 (2.4) | 84 |
| 65–74 | 4 (7.8) | 7 (13.7) | 40 (78.4) | 0 (0) | 51 |
| ≥ 75 | 0 (0) | 1 (9.1) | 10 (90.9) | 0 (0) | 11 |
| Lebanon, n (%) | |||||
| 40–55 | 14 (8.9) | 19 (12.1) | 124 (79.0) | 0 (0) | 157 |
| 56–64 | 7 (9.9) | 9 (12.7) | 55 (77.5) | 0 (0) | 71 |
| 65–74 | 4 (10.5) | 7 (18.4) | 27 (71.1) | 0 (0) | 38 |
| ≥ 75 | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0) | 9 (90.0) | 0 (0) | 10 |
| Total, n (%) | 101 (8.2) | 161 (13.0) | 918 (74.3) | 55 (4.5) | 1235 (100) |
OAB overactive bladder
OAB: Scoring overall ≥ 8 plus scores ≥ 1 on all urgency questions 2, 3 and 7 on the OAB-V8 questionnaire
Similar to other studies investigating treatment-seeking behavior [23], the numbers of women who had never been treated, were actively on therapy and had been previously treated are presented
aTotal number of women with symptoms suggestive of OAB in each country