
Urinary catheters are used for emptying the bladder during surgical procedures or when the patient has no control of the bladder during some medical disorders and conditions such as spina bifida, multiple sclerosis (MS), stroke or spinal injury etc. The market driving factors for Middle East and Africa urinary catheters market are rising geriatric population, rising rate of self-catheterization etc. The market constraining factors are leakage associated with external type catheters, discomfort associated with the use of catheters, low healthcare expenditure in Middle East and Africa, low reimbursement policies of poor regions especially Africa, embarrassment and stigma associated with the use of urinary catheters etc. However catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) remain the prime constraining factor of the Middle East and Africa urinary catheters market. Middle East and Africa Urinary Catheters market is expected to grow at a CAGR of ~6.9% during the period 2016 to 2022