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

Urinary incontinence is experienced by many women during pregnancy and following childbirth and affects a woman's physical, psychological, and social well-being. Pelvic floor muscle training is recommended as the first choice and first-line therapy for urinary incontinence in women. Unfortunat...

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Main Authors: Mohd Fauzey, Nur Fairuz, Muda, Siti Mariam, Hasan, Haliza, Nusee, Zalina, Mustapa Kamal Basha, Muzaitul Akma
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spelling my.iium.irep.1096102024-01-04T03:18:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/109610/ Knowledge, attitude and practice towards pelvic floor muscle training among childbearing women Mohd Fauzey, Nur Fairuz Muda, Siti Mariam Hasan, Haliza Nusee, Zalina Mustapa Kamal Basha, Muzaitul Akma RT Nursing Urinary incontinence is experienced by many women during pregnancy and following childbirth and affects a woman's physical, psychological, and social well-being. Pelvic floor muscle training is recommended as the first choice and first-line therapy for urinary incontinence in women. Unfortunately, in Malaysia, there is no single good measurement tool currently available that can be used to discern type, severity, or both to attribute urinary incontinence to childbearing women. Objectives: This study aimed to identify the knowledge, attitude, and practice toward pelvic floor muscle training, measure the urinary incontinence using validated screening tools, and identify the association between the urinary incontinence and pelvic floor muscle training among childbearing women. Materials and Methods: The method used was a cross-sectional study. Self-administered questionnaires of knowledge, attitude, and practice were distributed among childbearing women attending Maternal & Child Health Clinics in the East Coast region. Results: The findings revealed all respondents had good knowledge with fair attitudes regarding pelvic floor muscle training but still lack of practice. There was no association between the urinary incontinence with knowledge, attitude and practice, nevertheless married women showed significant association towards urinary incontinence. Conclusions: The practice of pelvic floor muscle training should be recommended and emphasized to childbearing women by the healthcare professionals. Page Press Publications 2023-03-18 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/109610/6/109610_Knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practice%20towards%20pelvic%20floor.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/109610/7/109610_Knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practice%20towards%20pelvic%20floor_Scopus.pdf Mohd Fauzey, Nur Fairuz and Muda, Siti Mariam and Hasan, Haliza and Nusee, Zalina and Mustapa Kamal Basha, Muzaitul Akma (2023) Knowledge, attitude and practice towards pelvic floor muscle training among childbearing women. Archivio Italiano de Urologia & Andrologia, 95 (2). pp. 108-111. ISSN 1124-3562 E-ISSN 2282-4197 https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/11298 https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2023.11298
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English
topic RT Nursing
spellingShingle RT Nursing
Mohd Fauzey, Nur Fairuz
Muda, Siti Mariam
Hasan, Haliza
Nusee, Zalina
Mustapa Kamal Basha, Muzaitul Akma
Knowledge, attitude and practice towards pelvic floor muscle training among childbearing women
description Urinary incontinence is experienced by many women during pregnancy and following childbirth and affects a woman's physical, psychological, and social well-being. Pelvic floor muscle training is recommended as the first choice and first-line therapy for urinary incontinence in women. Unfortunately, in Malaysia, there is no single good measurement tool currently available that can be used to discern type, severity, or both to attribute urinary incontinence to childbearing women. Objectives: This study aimed to identify the knowledge, attitude, and practice toward pelvic floor muscle training, measure the urinary incontinence using validated screening tools, and identify the association between the urinary incontinence and pelvic floor muscle training among childbearing women. Materials and Methods: The method used was a cross-sectional study. Self-administered questionnaires of knowledge, attitude, and practice were distributed among childbearing women attending Maternal & Child Health Clinics in the East Coast region. Results: The findings revealed all respondents had good knowledge with fair attitudes regarding pelvic floor muscle training but still lack of practice. There was no association between the urinary incontinence with knowledge, attitude and practice, nevertheless married women showed significant association towards urinary incontinence. Conclusions: The practice of pelvic floor muscle training should be recommended and emphasized to childbearing women by the healthcare professionals.
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author Mohd Fauzey, Nur Fairuz
Muda, Siti Mariam
Hasan, Haliza
Nusee, Zalina
Mustapa Kamal Basha, Muzaitul Akma
author_facet Mohd Fauzey, Nur Fairuz
Muda, Siti Mariam
Hasan, Haliza
Nusee, Zalina
Mustapa Kamal Basha, Muzaitul Akma
author_sort Mohd Fauzey, Nur Fairuz
title Knowledge, attitude and practice towards pelvic floor muscle training among childbearing women
title_short Knowledge, attitude and practice towards pelvic floor muscle training among childbearing women
title_full Knowledge, attitude and practice towards pelvic floor muscle training among childbearing women
title_fullStr Knowledge, attitude and practice towards pelvic floor muscle training among childbearing women
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, attitude and practice towards pelvic floor muscle training among childbearing women
title_sort knowledge, attitude and practice towards pelvic floor muscle training among childbearing women
publisher Page Press Publications
publishDate 2023
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/109610/6/109610_Knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practice%20towards%20pelvic%20floor.pdf
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/109610/
https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/11298
https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2023.11298
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