Urinary incontinence in women: treatment barriers and significance for Danish and German GPs.

Background: Female urinary incontinence (UI) is common. Only scant information exists on the significance of UI for GPs' consultations.

Objectives: (i) To assess the significance of female UI for GPs and to look at barriers that could be detrimental to treatment by comparing GPs from Denmark and Germany, with different health systems and access to UI guidelines.