An Updated Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis on the Prevalence of Female Urinary Incontinence in Developing Countries—A Collaborative Report by the International Continence Society (Developing World Committee) and the Iranian Research Center for Evidence‐Based Medicine
This updated meta-analysis reports a pooled prevalence of urinary incontinence in adult women, highlighting significant regional variation and implications for public health.
Key Points
The study estimates the pooled prevalence of urinary incontinence among adult women in developing countries at 27.4%, unveiling a substantial public health issue.
Data were synthesized from 83 studies including 252,698 women, revealing subtype-specific prevalence rates for stress, urgency, and mixed urinary incontinence.
Conducted as an updated systematic review and meta-analysis, the methodology involved critical appraisal and random-effects modeling to account for study variability.
The significant disparities in prevalence suggest diverse influencing factors, underscoring the need for improved interventions and methodological rigor to address this issue.