Racial Disparities in Knowledge of Pelvic Floor Disorders Among Community-Dwelling Women.

Objective: To evaluate racial and ethnic differences in knowledge about preventative and curative treatments for pelvic floor disorders (PFD).

Methods: The is a secondary analysis of responses from 416 community-dwelling women, aged 19 to 98 years, living in New Haven County, CT, who completed the Prolapse and Incontinence Knowledge Questionnaire. Associations between race/ethnicity (categorized as white, African American, and other women of color [combined group of Hispanic, Asian or "other" women] and knowledge proficiency about modifiable risk factors and treatments for PFD were evaluated.

Knowledge of pelvic floor disorders in a population of community-dwelling women.

Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate baseline knowledge and demographic factors associated with a lack of knowledge about urinary incontinence (UI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP).

Study Design: This study was a community-based, cross-sectional survey of 431 racially and socioeconomically diverse women aged 19-98 years. The Prolapse and Incontinence Knowledge Questionnaire was used to assess participants' knowledge.