Evaluation of incontinence women aged 20 or older living in Diyarbakir

This study aimed to determine whether women aged 20 or older living in the city of Diyarbakir had urinary incontinence or not. The study was carried out with a total of 410 women. The research data were collected between December 2017 and March 2018. As the data collection tool, a questionnaire form developed in line with the related literature, Bristol female lower urinary tract symptoms (BFLUTS) questionnaire and healthy lifestyle behaviours scale (HLBS II) were used. The women had an average age of 35.86 +/- 10.98. Of all the women, 66.9% of them had complaints of urinary incontinence, and 48.9% suffered from Stress UI. The total BFLUTS scores increased at older ages. However, this result was not found statistically significant (p > 0.05). A significant relationship was found between the BFLUTS scores and being 40 or older, giving birth or more than one birth, chronic disease, BMI > 25, frequent urinary tract infection and gynaecological surgery (p 0.05). The results of multi regression analysis revealed a significant relationship between UI and giving birth (p 0.05). UI is quite a common problem, which is not considered important, though. In the present study, being older than 40, giving birth and giving birth twice or more, having a chronic disease, BMI > 25, frequent urinary tract infection and gynaecological surgery were all influential on UI. Giving birth seemed to be the determiner of UI

COVID-19 Phobia in Pregnant Women and its Effect on Vaccination Attitude

Objective: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination rates among pregnant women are lower than the general population. This study aimed to determine the impact of COVID-19 phobia and vaccination attitudes among pregnant women. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted online with 254 pregnant women between May 2022 and December 2022; sociodemographic characteristics, COVID-19 vaccination data, Coronavirus Phobia Scale, and Anti-vaccine Scale of women with pregnancies older than 12 weeks of gestation were compared. Results: Our study determined that 68.5% of pregnant women received COVID-19 vaccination before pregnancy and 4.7% during pregnancy. It was determined that 30% of pregnant women did not know about COVID-19 vaccines. It was determined that there was a significant positive correlation between COVID-19 phobia and anti-vaccination levels. COVID-19 phobia was higher in pregnant women with children and low economic income. It was determined that women who had never been vaccinated had higher levels of anti-vaccination. Conclusion: Lack of information, having children, low economic income, the belief that the vaccine will have adverse side effects on the pregnant woman and her baby, and COVID-19 phobia were associated with low vaccination rates in pregnant women. These factors should be considered to raise public awareness and increase vaccination in pregnant women