Table 1 Prevalence of Urinary incontinence among the women as per the type and segregated by socio-demographic characteristics

Total

601(100)

483(80.4)

61(10.1)

21(3.5)

36(6.0)

Age categories

< 0.05

< 30 years

95(15.8)

90(94.7)

5(5.3)

0

0

30–45 years

313(52.1)

273(87.2)

24(7.7)

7(2.2)

9(2.9)

> 45 years

193(32.1)

120(62.2)

32(16.6)

14(7.3)

27(14)

Residence

< 0.05

Urban

284(47.3)

246(86.6)

26(9.2)

4(1.4)

8(2.8)

Rural

317(52.7)

237(74.8)

35(11)

17(5.4)

28(8.8)

Occupation

0.131

Working

137(22.8)

117(85.4)

7(5.1)

6(4.4)

7(5.1)

Non-working

464(77.2)

366(78.9)

54(11.6)

15(3.2)

29(6.3)

Education

< 0.05

Illiterate

254(42.3)

173(68.1)

35(13.8)

19(7.5)

27(10.6)

Educated

347(57.7)

310(89.3)

26(7.5)

2(0.6)

9(2.6)

Overweight/Obese

< 0.05

No

193(32.1)

179(92.7)

8(4.1)

2(1.0)

4(2.1)

Yes

408(67.9)

304(74.5)

53(13)

19(4.7)

32(7.8)

Menstrual history

< 0.05

Mensurating

446(74.2)

401(89.9)

27(6.1)

6(1.3)

12(2.7)

Peri-menopausal

14(2.3)

7(50.0)

4(28.6)

0(0)

3(21.4)

Menopausal

141(23.5)

75(53.2)

30(21.3)

15(10.6)

21(14.9)

Age at marriage

< 0.05

≤ 25 years

444(73.9)

335(75.5)

56(12.6)

20(4.5)

33(7.4)

> 25 years

133(22.1)

125(94)

5(3.8)

1(0.8)

2(1.5)

Unmarried

24(4.0)

23(95.8)

0

0

1(4.2)

Parity

< 0.05

Nulliparous

62(10.3)

60(96.8)

0

0

2(3.2)

Primiparous

401(66.7)

331(82.5)

36(9.0)

9(2.2)

25(6.2)

Multiparous

138(23.0)

92(66.7)

25(18.1)

12(8.7)

9(6.5)

Mode of delivery

< 0.05

Not applicable

72(12)

68(94.4)

2(2.8)

0(0)

2(2.8)

Vaginal

393(65.4)

299(76.1)

45(11.5)

18(4.6)

31(7.9)

Assisted Vaginal

9(1.5)

3(33.3)

5(55.6)

0

1(11.1)

Caesarean section

127(21.1)

113(89.0)

9(7.1)

3(2.4)

2(1.6)

Associated Comorbidities

< 0.05

Nil

434(72.2)

391(90.1)

27(6.2)

4(0.9)

12(2.8)

Only Gynaecological

32(5.3)

19(59.4)

9(28.1)

3(9.4)

1(3.1)

Systemic

91(15.1)

58(63.7)

12(13.2)

8(8.8)

13(14.3)

Multi-morbidity

23(3.8)

6(26.1)

6(26.1)

4(17.4)

7(30.4)

Urinary Tract Infections

21(3.5)

9(42.9)

7(33.3)

2(9.5)

3(14.3)