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The prevalence of faecal and double incontinence
Abstract
The prevalence of faecal or double incontinence in those aged 15 and over has been investigated in two surveys. One was based on those known to the health and social service agencies in two London Boroughs. The second, of the prevalence of faecal incontinence in the community as a whole, was carried out by a postal questionnaire to the 16631 people on the practice lists of 12 general practitioners. The prevalence of faecal or double incontinence known to health and social service agencies was 0.5 per 1000 in men aged 15–64, 4.9 per 1000 in men aged 65 or over, 0.4 per 1000 women aged 15–64 and 8.8 per 1000 in women aged 65 or over. The estimated community prevalence of faecal or double incontinence was higher, the figures being 4.2 per 1000 in men aged 15–64, 10.9 per 1000 in men aged 65 or over, 1.7 per 1000 in women aged 15–64 and 13.3 per 1000 in women aged 65 or over. Very few of those identified through the postal survey were receiving help from community services.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Thomas, T. M., Egan, M., Walgrove, A., & Meade, T. W.
- Venue
- Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1984-08
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 216-220
- ISSN
- 0943-1853 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-3850
- 1741-3842
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- W2240539884
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- 182
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 0.42
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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