https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2023.11298

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards pelvic floor muscle training among childbearing women

Vol. 95 No. 2 (2023)
Published: May 29, 2023
Attitude, Knowledge, Pelvic floor muscle training, Practice, Urinary incontinence, M-ISI
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Nur Fairuz Mohd Fauzey
Kulliyyah of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia.
Siti Mariam Muda
sitimariam@iium.edu.my
Department of Special Care Nursing, Kulliyyah of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia.
Haliza Hasan
Department of Special Care Nursing, Kulliyyah of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia.
Zalina Nusee
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Kulliyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia.
Muzaitul Akma Mustapa Kamal Basha
Department of Special Care Nursing, Kulliyyah of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia.

Objectives: This study aims to identify knowledge, attitude, and practice of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) and to identify the prevalence of urinary incontinence. Materials and methods: The method used was a cross-sectional study. Self-administered knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaires were distributed among childbearing women attending Maternal & Child Health Clinics in the East Coast region of Malaysia. Results: The findings revealed that most respondents (N = 896) had good or moderate knowledge (80.1%) and attitudes (77.3%) regarding PFMT but most of them (87.2%) still lacked practice. However, there was no association between urinary incontinence and PFMT practice. On the contrary, married women showed a higher risk of urinary incontinence. Conclusions: The practice of pelvic floor muscle training should be recommended and emphasized to childbearing women by healthcare professionals.

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Mohd Fauzey, N. F., Muda, S. M., Hasan, H., Nusee, Z., & Mustapa Kamal Basha, M. A. (2023). Knowledge, attitude and practice towards pelvic floor muscle training among childbearing women. Archivio Italiano Di Urologia E Andrologia, 95(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2023.11298
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