Study objective: To estimate the prevalence of urinary incontinence and to assess women's knowledge about urinary incontinence physical therapy treatments.
Design and setting: A hospital – based cross – sectional study was conducted in women aged 15-65 years.
A 2 – page self – administered questionnaire were completed for 480 women.
Measurements: Urinary incontinence and symptoms assessed by eleven questions that evaluated any incontinence and participant's knowledge were assessed by four questions.
Results: In women aged 15-65 years, the prevalence of urinary incontinence was 38.7%, 18.7% of women with incontinence reported their urinary symptoms to a physician. Only 8.8% of women knew kegel's exe. And 1.95 of them have done the exercises.
Conclusion: Our findings indicate that although urinary incontinence is relatively common in the community, knowledge about that is low, and it is a silent health problem.