CHICAGO, IL USA (UroToday) - In contrast to poster 104 of community dwelling women...this smaller study included 143 inner city patients from the Bronx. Inner city was defined as 20% or greater poverty rate, 50% or greater unemployment, or half the median income.
Current literature supports a higher prevalence of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse among white females. This patient population represented: Hispanics, African Americans, Caribbean and African immigrants. Using the same questionnaire given during a four-month period at a gynecology clinic, (one in English and one in Spanish) the Spanish-speaking patients had a higher UI score than those taking the english-speaking questionnaire.
The researchers concluded the Mexican Americans with medical comorbidities who spoke Spanish as their primary language had a higher UI score than other ethnic groups.
Presented by O. F. Duenas, et al.* at the annual American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting - October 3 - 6, 2012 - Hilton Chicago - Chicago, Illinois USA
* Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, New York, NY USA
Reported for UroToday by Karen Roberts, Medical Editor
This year’s 33rd Annual Meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) is the largest gathering to date with an increase in abstracts (346) and video presentations (41). AUGS reports an overall membership increase at 1,500 members.
