Factors Associated with Women's Treatment for Urinary Incontinence in Hasan Sadikin Hospital

Urinary incontinence is a highly prevalent and burdensome condition among women. However, fewer than half of women with symptoms talk to a physician about incontinence. The factors, including knowledge, culture, education, and income, the most dominant factor influence and the reason patient of urinary incontinence not to go to the hospital. The method used in this research is mixed methods with cross-sectional research design. The sample amounted to 70 patients suffering from urinary incontinence. The patients interviewed were 10 patients/informants. The quantitative research with the Kolmogorov test is known that on the variable of educational and income factors, with P >0, 05. The knowledge and cultural factors result with P <0, 05. There is correlation between knowledge and eastern culture with urinary incontinence patient not treatment at polyclinic RS Hasan Sadikin Bandung, the most dominant factor influencing is the culture factor, as well as the reasons patients with urinary incontinence do not go to the hospital, is due to not knowing that urinary incontinence is a disease and a shame.