title: Urinary incontinence in women as a health and social problem.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Urinary incontinence is a disease due to which women have suffered for many centuries. But there is some optimistic side to the problem, too; such illnesses can be treated and prevented. The aim of the work was to evaluate the frequency of occurring such cases among women and to evaluate the chosen risk factors influencing this illness.
  
  
  METHODS
  Results of studies carried through on 160 women in 2000 and 2001 at the 2nd Gynaecological Medical University of Lódź were presented here.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A high frequency of urinary incontinence among the tested group was found. Almost every five respondent claimed to hale had symptoms that would prove this illness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Risk factors of occurrence of urinary incontinence among the patients were: birthweight over 4000 g, gynaecological or urological operations, big body mass and physical work were significant.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Gynaecological, Medical University of Lódź, Poland. office@cindi.org.pl
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leśniczak
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krasomski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stelmach
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kowalska
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012940:Social Problems; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D014930:Women