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Abstract

The objective of the current study to find out the severity of urinary incontinence among elderly population at City Hospital Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar Pakistan. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the severity of urinary incontinence among elderly population at City hospital Peshawar, Pakistan. Data was collected through a questionnaire named ICIQ UI short form from participants. The sample size calculated for the research study was 377. The convenient sampling technique was used in current study. The findings of the study provide a baseline of information about the severity of urinary incontinence among elderly population at City Hospital Peshawar Pakistan. The severity of urinary incontinence among males was 29.11% and females was 39.51%. The characteristics of the older adults who had reported higher urinary incontinence were female and every individual had urinary incontinence who’s aged were equal or greater than 50 to 60 years