title: The prevalence of urinary incontinence in American Indian women from a South Dakota tribe.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the prevalence and associated risk factors for urinary incontinence in a Northern Plains tribe of American Indian women.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Urogenital Distress Inventory-Short Form was used to assess urinary incontinence in a sample of American Indian women from one tribe. This was a cross-sectional convenience sampling of 234 eligible participants. Participant's ages ranged from 18 to 80 years. Stata/Se 9.1 software was used in statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall prevalence of urinary stress incontinence was 15.4%, urgency incontinence 2.14%, and mixed incontinence 20.5%. Both stress and urgency incontinence was found to be low in this sample population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A reduced prevalence of stress and urgency incontinence is seen in our sample. Our study group showed a high prevalence of known risk factors associated with urinary incontinence. We intend to extend our study for further understanding of this patient population.
authors.affiliation: Sanford Health, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA. fiegenm@sanfordhealth.org
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Fiegen
authors.forename: Kevin D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: Jessica D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prasek
authors.forename: Keith A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: VanEerden
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000208:ethnology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013023:South Dakota / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology*; D053202:Urinary Incontinence, Urge / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology*; D055815:Young Adult