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Research and Reports in Gynecology and Obstetrics | Volume 3
November 14-15, 2019 | Singapore
Obstetrics and Gynecology
4th International Conference on
Numerous international studies had documented cross-
cultural differences in the attitude and perception of
womenwithUI, but local studies lackeddocumentedevidence
on how the Malaysian women with urinary incontinence
experienced this phenomena and what impact it had on her
or her spouses' quality of life. This phenomenological study
applied a purposive sampling method to recruit 10 female
volunteers with UI from the validated, standardized Monash
Malay version Women Health questionnaire survey. In-depth
interviews using audio aid were used to collect the data.
Saturation was achieved after 10 interviews. Some insights
from the experiential phenomena of UI were “I gained body
weight and use to sit for long hours at work, I noticed my
panties was wet.” “I will control the urge to urinate if I am
engrossed at work especially when working at the computer,
then I notice I had leaked urine.” “When I watch television
or am doing something, I feel the need to urinate, I always
don’t make it to the toilet in time.” “If I cough, sneeze loudly
then I will have urine leak.” The impact of UI on their quality
of life (QoL) was described as “I don’t feel like going out. In the
beginning it was terrible. Sometimes in frustration I would say
“Oh God! Why this?” “For me when I cannot run, exercise and
dance, that was bad for me. I felt I can’t carry on.” [She had
tears in her eyes]. Even today, urinary symptoms are hidden
hence the term “silent epidemic”. Within the cultural context,
most Malaysian women continue to be shy to discuss their
bodily function openly with others including their spouses.
In terms of etiquette, some middle-aged women still
considered it ill-mannered to raise uro-gynecological health
issues unless questioned directly during medical consultation.
Speaker Biography
Hardip Kaur Dhillon completed her PhD at Monash University. She is an
academician and a researcher at Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and
Health Sciences (JCSoMHS), Monash University, Malaysia. She teaches
in both undergraduate and postgraduate programs; some of her favorite
subjects, to name a few, are health enhancement program, bioethics in
medical and nursing research and community-based health practice.
Her main research interests are problem-based learning and reflective
journaling in medical and nursing education. Also, women health-
related issues; especially menopause and female urinary incontinence
among Malaysian women. She has published her research in national
and international journals including a book entitled ‘The menopausal
experience of Kelantanese women’ (2010) Saarbrucken, Germany.
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Hardip Kaur Dhillon
Monash University, Malaysia
Urinary incontinence among Malaysian women in Selangor: “Oh
God…. Why This!”
Hardip Kaur Dhillon, Res Rep Gynaecol Obstet, Volume:3
DOI: 10.35841/2591-7366-C3-007