Awarenessof Doctors Regarding the Role of Physiotheraphy in the Managementof Stress Incontinence

ABSTRACT Background: Urinary Incontinence is a worldwide problem that remains a highly prevalent cross-cultural and costly condition affecting millions regardless of age and gender. Physiotherapy is among the recommended treatment options for the managementof stress incontinence. Objectives: To assess the awareness among doctors regarding the role of physiotherapy in stress incontinence “management Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among gynecologists, nephrologists and urologists selected from public and private hospitals of Karachi through non-probability convenient sampling; total sample size of the study was 100. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 17. Chi square test was used to find association for qualitative variables and p value