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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards pelvic floor muscle training among childbearing women

Mohd Fauzey NF 1 , Muda SM 2 , Hasan H 3 , Nusee Z 4 , Mustapa Kamal Basha MA 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Kulliyyah of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan. [email protected]
  • 2 Department of Special Care Nursing, Kulliyyah of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan. [email protected]
  • 3 Department of Special Care Nursing, Kulliyyah of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan. [email protected]
  • 4 Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Kulliyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan. [email protected]
  • 5 Department of Special Care Nursing, Kulliyyah of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan. [email protected]
Arch Ital Urol Androl, 2023 May 29;95(2):11298.
PMID: 37254928 DOI: 10.4081/aiua.2023.11298

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to identify knowledge, attitude, and practice of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) and to identify the prevalence of urinary incontinence.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The method used was a cross-sectional study. Self-administered knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaires were distributed among childbearing women attending Maternal & Child Health Clinics in the East Coast region of Malaysia.

RESULTS: The findings revealed that most respondents (N = 896) had good or moderate knowledge (80.1%) and attitudes (77.3%) regarding PFMT but most of them (87.2%) still lacked practice. However, there was no association between urinary incontinence and PFMT practice. On the contrary, married women showed a higher risk of urinary incontinence.

CONCLUSIONS: The practice of pelvic floor muscle training should be recommended and emphasized to childbearing women by healthcare professionals.

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