Associations between the severity of obstructive lower urinary tract symptoms and care-seeking behavior in rural Africa: A cross-sectional survey from Uganda.

STUDY TYPE:A cross sectional survey. BACKGROUND:Global estimates indicate that by 2018 2.3 billion individuals worldwide will suffer from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), with 1.1 billion having LUTS related to bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). Left untreated BOO in men causes irreversible chang...

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Main Authors: Lynn Stothers, Andrew J Macnab, Francis Bajunirwe, Sharif Mutabazi, Jonathan Berkowitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5354287?pdf=render