PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH URINARY INCONTINENCE IN ACADEMICS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY COURSE
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https://doi.org/10.46311/2318-0579.58.eUJ3233Keywords:
Infection, risk factors, urinary incontinence , young.Abstract
Urinary incontinence, of multifactorial etiology, can occur at different ages and sex, adversely affecting the quality of life of people who are suffer. Thus, the present study aimed to identify the prevalence and risk factors associated with urinary incontinence in students of the Physical Therapy Course of a Higher Education Institution, in Maringá - PR. This is an exploratory, cross-sectional and descriptive quantitative research that was based on the application of questionnaires in the institution's facilities. The students received the Risk Factors Identification Form and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form (ICIQ-SF), to be completed. The data obtained were statistically analyzed and presented as means, standard deviation, frequencies and percentages. To assess the association between variables, the Chi-square test was used. The sample consisted of 79 participants, of which only 16 (20,3%) had incontinence and only urinary tract infection (p=0,020) was the risk factor identified in this study. We concluded that only a group of the students had urinary incontinence and, among the risk factors evaluated, only urinary infection was associated with involuntary loss of urine.
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