Table 1.
Background variables and urinary incontinence prevalence
| Background variables (N = 407) | N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD, range) | 30.4 (3.9, 18–49) | ||
| Education | Primary education | 2 (0.5) | |
| Secondary education | 185 (45.5) | ||
| Tertiary education | 220 (54.1) | ||
| Parity | Nulliparous | 146 (35.9) | |
| Multiparous | 261 (64.1) | ||
| Pre-partum period | Trimester 1 (1–13 weeks) | 49 (12.0) | |
| Trimester 2 (14–26 weeks) | 127 (31.2) | ||
| Trimester 3 (27–42 weeks) | 231 (56.8) | ||
| UI prevalence (by) | Overall | 272 (66.8) 95% CI (62.3–71.3) | |
| Type | SUI | 209 (76.8) | |
| UUI | 11 (4.0) | ||
| MUI | 34 (12.5) | ||
| Other (such as: UI during sleep or UI for no obvious reason) | 18 (6.6) | ||
| Trimester | 1st (1–13 weeks) | 27/49 (55.1) 95% CI (41.2–69.0) | |
| 2nd (14–26 weeks) | 83/127 (65.4) 95% CI (57.1–73.7) | ||
| 3rd (27–42 weeks) | 162/231 (70.1) 95% CI (64.2–76.0) | ||
| Parity | Nulliparous | 70/146 (47.9) | |
| Primi-/multiparous | 202/261 (77.4) | ||
N = number, % = percentage, SD = standard deviation, CI = confidence interval, UI = urinary incontinence, SUI = stress urinary incontinence, UUI = urgency urinary incontinence, MUI = mixed urinary incontinence