title: [Stress urinary incontinence in women belonging to the Family Health Program of Dourados/MS].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe prevalence of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women over 20 years of age, who participate in the Family Health Program (FHP) in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil and to correlate with the following variables: age, body mass index (BMI), parity, number of pregnancies, hysterectomy, smoking and diabetes mellitus.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was cross sectional, using a household survey, where 336 women above 20 years of age and who did not have exclusion criteria were interviewed. Two forms were used in the interview: to complete demographic data and ICIQ-SF questionnaire, that evaluates impact on the quality of life (QL). For statistical analysis, the Chi-square test, Student's t test the corrected coefficient contingency and a forward stepwise logistic regression model were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prevalence of SUI in the study was 21.4%. In relation to the risk factors, age (p = 0.113), smoking (p = 0.796) and diabetes mellitus (p = 0.221) had no statistically significant association. On the other hand, the BMI (p = 0.007), number of pregnancies (p = 0.018), parity (p = 0.032) and hysterectomy (p = 0.024) presented association, however weak. Using logistic regression, only pairing of weight and hysterectomy were able to predict the outcome (SUI). The majority of patients (63.9%) had considered impairment in the QL as very serious.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevalence of SUI observed was similar to that of other studies; BMI, parity, number of pregnancies and hysterectomy were associated with that pathology, which has a serious effect on the QL.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF.
authors.forename: Guido Vieira
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Genivaldo Dias da
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D020073:Gravidity; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011788:Quality of Life; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult