Tab. III.
Association of Urinary Incontinence with obstetric and other relevant details of study participants (n = 476).
| Variables | UI Present (%) | UI Absent (%) | Total | χ2 test statistic | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parity | < 3 | 44 (23.66) | 142 (76.34) | 186 | 5.924 | 0.014 |
| ≥ 3 | 99 (34.14) | 191 (65.86) | 290 | |||
| Age at First Delivery | ≤ 18 | 33 (29.73) | 78 (70.27) | 111 | 1.754 | 0.416 |
| 19-30 | 110 (30.47) | 251 (69.53) | 361 | |||
| > 30 | 0 (0) | 4(100) | 4 | |||
| Place of last Delivery | Home | 84 (31.46) | 183 (68.54) | 267 | 1.348 | 0.509 |
| Hospital | 59 (28.50) | 148 (71.50) | 207 | |||
| Others* | 0 (0) | 2(100) | 2 | |||
| Who performed the last delivery | Doctor | 50 (29.41) | 120 (70.59) | 170 | 0.601 | 0.740 |
| Nurse | 11 (25.28) | 32 (74.42) | 43 | |||
| Others** | 82 (31.18) | 181 (68.82) | 263 | |||
| Type of last Delivery | Vaginal | 135 (31.03) | 300 (68.97) | 435 | 2.367 | 0.124 |
| Caesarean | 8 (19.51) | 33 (80.49) | 41 | |||
| History of Prolonged Labour | Yes | 39 (36.45) | 68 (63.55) | 107 | 2.696 | 0.1 |
| No | 104 (28.18) | 265 (71.82) | 369 | |||
| History of abortion | Yes | 61 (35.67) | 110 (64.33) | 171 | 4.026 | 0.044 |
| No | 82(26.89) | 223 (73.11) | 305 | |||
| History of Pelvic operation | Yes | 71 (29.96) | 166 (70.04) | 237 | 0.002 | 0.964 |
| No | 72 (30.13) | 167 (69.87) | 239 | |||
| Number of episodes of UTI in past 1 year | 0 | 69 (21.04) | 259 (78.96) | 328 | 71.866 | < 0.0001 |
| 1 | 19 (27.54) | 50 (72.46) | 69 | |||
| 1-2 | 49 (69.01) | 22 (30.99) | 71 | |||
| 3-5 | 6(75) | 2(25) | 8 | |||
*Places other than Home or Hospital or during transit in vehicle.
** Dai or other local ladies or spontaneous.