PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J W Yarnell
AU  - G J Voyle
AU  - C J Richards
AU  - T P Stephenson
TI  - The prevalence and severity of urinary incontinence in women.
AID  - 10.1136/jech.35.1.71
DP  - 1981 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
PG  - 71--74
VI  - 35
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jech.bmj.com/content/35/1/71.short
4100  - http://jech.bmj.com/content/35/1/71.full
SO  - J Epidemiol Community Health1981 Mar 01; 35
AB  - One thousand and sixty women aged 18 or over, randomly selected from a defined geographical area in South Wales, were interviewed at home about their urinary symptoms. Ninety-five per cent co-operated, of whom 45% admitted to some degree of incontinence. "Stress' incontinence was reported by 22% of women, "urge' incontinence by 10%, and both types combined--"complex'--by 14%. In most women urinary loss was both small and infrequent but 5% of all women experienced a loss sufficient to necessitate a change of clothes; in 2.6% such loss occurred daily. Over 3% of all women reported that incontinence interfered with their social or domestic life but only half of these had sought medical advice.