• Gulsah Kok, Semra Kocaoz, Gulten Guvenc, and Aygul Akyuz.
• University of Health Sciences Turkey, Gulhane Faculty of Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing Department, Etlik/Ankara, Turkey.
• Afr Health Sci. 2021 Mar 1; 21 (1): 220-229.

BackgroundLower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are common in women and can interrupt daily living activities of the individuals. The study aimed at determining the LUTS prevalence and the influencing factors in nurses and civil servants working at a hospital.MethodsThis cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted with 158 female nurses and 105 female civil servants. The data were obtained with a data collection form and the Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms-Short Form.ResultsThis paper exposes that the prevalence of at least one LUTS was 94.2% in nurses and 97.1% in civil servants. The most common LUTS symptoms of nurses and civil servants were urgency (60.1% nurses, 81.9% civil servants) and urge incontinence (59.5% nurses, 81.9% civil servants). Nurses (60.8%) expressed significantly higher rates of having inadequate time going to the toilet due to their work conditions compared to the civil servants (41.9%) (p<0.05). BFLUTS-SF scores in terms of age, BMI, parity, having cesarean and vaginal delivery and urinary incontinence in their previous pregnancies were compared between two groups, statistically significant differences were found (p<0.05).ConclusionWorkplace conditions of the health workers should be reorganizing to have healthy urinary habits for preventing them from the development of LUTS.© 2021 Kok G et al.

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