The physical finding of stress urinary incontinenceamong African women in Ghana
dc.contributor.author | Miller, Janis M. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Asante, Abena | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Adanu, Richard M. K. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lancey, John O. L. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-09-11T16:32:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-09-11T16:32:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006-02-21 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Adanu, Richard M. K.; Lancey, John O. L.; Miller, Janis M.; Asante, Abena; (2006). "The physical finding of stress urinary incontinenceamong African women in Ghana." International Urogynecology Journal (): 1-5. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/45851> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0937-3462 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1433-3023 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/45851 | |
dc.description.abstract | The aim of this study is to determine the proportion of women with the physical sign of stress urinary incontinence in a sample of Ghanaian women. Two hundred randomly selected women from attendants at a convenience selected ultrasound clinic were interviewed about symptoms of urinary incontinence. A paper towel test was performed to objectively demonstrate the physical sign of stress urinary incontinence as leakage on coughing. Forty-two percent of the women had a positive paper towel test. The two major symptoms reported by the women with positive paper towel test were (1) loss of urine while waiting to use the toilet (48.2%) and (2) loss of urine on coughing (43.4%) in daily life. The physical sign of stress urinary incontinence could be present in up to 42% of Ghanaian women. | en_US |
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dc.format.extent | 3115 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Springer Verlag; International Urogynecology Journal | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Women | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Africa | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Urinary Incontinence | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Stress Incontinence | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Ghana | en_US |
dc.title | The physical finding of stress urinary incontinenceamong African women in Ghana | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Obstetrics and Gynecology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | L4000 Women’s Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500E medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-0276, USA, | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | University of Michigan Medical Center and School of Nursing, 400 N. Ingalls, Division 2, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-0482, USA, | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ghana Medical School, P.O. Box GP4236, Accra, Ghana, | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Department of Community Health, University of Ghana Medical School, P.O. Box GP 4236, Accra, Ghana, | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/45851/1/192_2005_Article_62.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00192-005-0062-x | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | International Urogynecology Journal | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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