Prevalence, awareness and determinants of health care-seeking behaviour for urinary incontinence in Qatari women: A neglected problem?

Maturitas

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-65

  Saleh, N ^a   Bener, A ^a   Khenyab, N ^a   Al Mansori, Z ^a   Al Muraikhi, A ^a  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Determinants; Epidemiology; Female; Health care seeking; Prevalence; Qatar; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MENOPAUSE; PARALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QATAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN ALLERGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QATAR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 10044298428     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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