Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Women Based on Bahasa Indonesia Validated ICIQ-FLUTS Long Form

Abstract

Objective: To obtain the prevalence of women with lower urinary
 tract symptoms (LUTS) in Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Hospital,
 Indonesia.
 
 Method: We conducted a descriptive and analytic study with questionnaire-
 based data collection. All subjects were interviewed using
 the conventional method and International Consultation on Incontinence
 Questionnaire (ICIQ) Female LUTS long form validated in Indonesian
 language in the gynecology outpatient clinic in Dr. Cipto
 Mangunkusumo Hospital.
 
 Result: Using the conventional method, proposing only one question
 of urinary disturbance without asking the detailed symptoms, a
 low prevalence of LUTS was obtained (17.3%). On the other hand,
 with a well-structured questionnaire using ICIQ-FLUTS long form,
 the prevalence of LUTS was 95.3%. This result revealed that LUTS
 was a common condition among Indonesian women in the study
 population with vaginal delivery as the common risk factor.
 
 Conclusion: Screening for LUTS using a structured questionnaire
 identified a significantly higher prevalence of LUTS than the conventional
 method. The ICIQ-FLUTS long form validated in Indonesian
 language is a robust questionnaire that can be recommended for use
 in epidemiological research as well as routine clinical practice.
 
 Keywords: ICIQ FLUTS long form, Indonesia, LUTS, prevalence,
 women

Case series: Interdigitating “Y” flap for transverse vaginal septum management

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