The prevalence of urinary incontinence for the moroccan women. About 1000 cases.

An inquiry concerning the prevalence of urinary incontinence for the morocc an women has been archived about 1000 women aged more than 18 years to stud y prevalence, epidemiology and risk factors of urinary incontinence. 271 wo men among the 1000 women said that they had suffered from the mictional dis order at least one time during the last month, let 27.1%; 48.7% of the inco ntinent women are from 30 to 60 years; 22.5% are less than 30 years old, an d 8.85% are more than 75 years old. Among these 271 women, 49.44% suffered from leakage after making an effort; 42.80% an imperiosity, and 7.76% spont eneous leakage. Seventy per cent among these women had level of study at le ast medium; 85.97% among these women suffered the disconfort; but 8.48% of them had been consulted for this disorder, 78.96% are able to consult a med ical and to have a clinical or paraclinical exams. The elements who are res ponsable of this disorder are: menopause, parity, the use of forceps, the w eight of first child birth over 3.5 kg, the perineal tearing. Among the med ical antecedents we find: chronic bronchitis, urinary infections, chronic c onstipation, diabetes, and in the other way among surgical antecedents are: hysterectomy and prolapsus cure. (C) 2001 Editions scientifiques et medica les Elsevier SAS.