Urinary tract infection in relation to diaphragm use and obesity.
Int J Epidemiol
; 16(3): 441-4, 1987 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3667045
ABSTRACT
PIP: Throughout England and Scotland from 1968-74, 17,032 white, married women whose ages ranged from 25-39 years were studied in an attempt to observe the correlation of urinary tract infection to diaphragm use and obesity. The risk of urinary tract infection was not found to be linked to social class and cigarette smoking. Infection was, however, found to be connected to age, parity, obesity and contraceptive use. The risk of urinary tract infection was shown to decrease with age. The risk of UTI (urinary tract infection) was found to be more prevalent among nulliparous than parous women. Women who were non-obese and women who currently used the diaphragm were at greater risk than women who were obese and women who used other/none methods of birth control. The current study along with other studies confirm that a connection exists between the use of a diaphragm and an increased risk of urinary tract infection.
Key words
Age Factors; Barrier Methods--side effects; Biology; Body Weight; Contraception; Contraceptive Methods--side effects; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Diseases; England; Europe; Family Planning; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Infections; Northern Europe; Obesity; Parity; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Scotland; United Kingdom; Vaginal Barrier Methods--side effects; Vaginal Diaphragm--side effects
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Urinary Tract Infections
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Contraceptive Devices, Female
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Obesity
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Epidemiol
Year:
1987
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom