Effect of health literacy on help-seeking behavior: A comparison of patients accepting surgery and refusing surgery for urinary incontinence

BIYIK İ., Mut A. N. U., Albayrak M., Kucuk B., Koras O., Keskin F., ...More

JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY OBSTETRICS AND HUMAN REPRODUCTION, vol.50, no.4, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2020.101908
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY OBSTETRICS AND HUMAN REPRODUCTION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Health literacy, Help-seeking behavior, Urinary incontinence, Stress urinary incontinence, Incontinence surgery
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective(s): To compare the health literacy (HL) of the adult females with SUI complaints in terms of their acceptance or non-acceptance of surgery.