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Thus, the occurrence of urinary incontinence imposes a considerable burden on women in SSA, leading to physical, social, and psychological complications. A multitude of challenges, such as limited availability of urogynaecological facilities, corruption, etc, have collectively contributed to the scarcity of information on how to manage urinary incontinence in this region. The commonplace management of urinary incontinence is the use of adult diapers, mostly among older women in this region. While it is essential to carry out more research to comprehend the impact of urinary incontinence on women in Sub-Saharan Africa and to promote awareness of medical and surgical interventions; It is recommended that the governing bodies of these regions enhance their endeavors to provide essential facilities and training a skilled workforce to manage this condition at a subsidized cost.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fruro.2023.1289421","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,9]],"date-time":"2023-11-09T17:26:42Z","timestamp":1699550802000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Urinary incontinence among women in sub-Saharan Africa \u2013 an overview"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"3","author":[{"given":"Chidimma A.","family":"Omeke","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Charles E.","family":"Azuka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00192-010-1215-0","article-title":"Pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence in developing countries: review of prevalence and risk factors","volume":"22","author":"Walker","year":"2011","journal-title":"Int Urogynecol J"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/bju.15903","article-title":"Female urinary incontinence in sub-Saharan Africa","volume":"130","author":"Whiting","year":"2022","journal-title":"BJU Int"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"44","DOI":"10.1016\/S1701-2163(16)32712-8.3","article-title":"Health and social problems encountered by treated and untreated obstetric fistula patients in rural Ethiopia","volume":"30","author":"Muleta","year":"2008","journal-title":"J Obstet Gynaecol Can"},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.18553\/jmcp.2014.20.2.130","article-title":"Economic burden of urgency urinary incontinence in the United States: a systematic review","volume":"20","author":"Coyne","year":"2014","journal-title":"J Manag Care Pharm"},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"398","DOI":"10.1016\/s0029-7844(01)01464-8","article-title":"Annual direct cost of urinary incontinence","volume":"98","author":"Wilson","year":"2001","journal-title":"Obstet Gynecol"},{"key":"B6","article-title":"Diagnostic aspects of incontinence study group","volume":"107","author":"Subak","year":"2006","journal-title":"\"costs\" urinary incontinence women. 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