Prevalência e identificação dos fatores associados à incontinência urinária em jovens universitárias do interior do Amazonas

Abstract

Introduction: The incidence of urinary incontinence (UI) increases worldwide among young women, highlighting a significant public health problem. In this mode, the identification of your risk factors becomes important. Objectives: To raise the prevalence of urinary incontinence and identify the probable factors associated with university students from the interior of the Amazonas. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with young university students aged between 18 and 30 years from the Institute of Health and Biotechnology ISB/UFAM. The International Inquiry Questionnaire - Short Form (ICIQ-SF) questionnaire was used to identify the type and severity of IU. A descriptive analysis was performed in SPSS 20.0. Results: This study included 74 young university women with a mean age of 22.09 (± 2.93) years. A prevalence of urinary incontinence of 37.85% (n = 28) was identified. Most participants (86.5%) are nulliparous and of these 54.05% (n = 40) have no symptoms of UI. Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) was predominant in the study group (46.4%). As for the intensity of urinary loss, it should be noted that it was moderate (41.4%). Finally, regarding the associated factors, it was found that 35.7% of the university students who reported urinary loss were overweight, 35.7% engaged in physical activity, only 7.1% had some type of gynecological surgery and some associated comorbidity. Conclusion: This study identified a moderate prevalence of urinary incontinence among female college students, being one SUI or the most common type. However, none of the associated factors related to the literature reported correlation in this survey.