Factores de riesgo de infección de vías urinarias en mujeres mayores de 18 años

Abstract

Abstract: Urinary tract infections are a public health problem that frequently affects women around the world, for that it is important to know the risk factors for this pathology in order to reduce the rates of morbidity and complications. The aim of this review is to identify the most frequent risk factors for urinary tract infection in women over 18 years of age. Method: To search the bibliography, digital databases such as PubMed,Scopus and Google Scholar were used, applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, it was possible to select twentystudies that were related tothe aim of this review. Results: The selected articles were analyzed, and it was found that several risk factors were repeated in most of the studies. Conclusions: The most frequent risk factors are sexual intercourse more than 3 times a week, a way of cleaning your genitals from back to front, the use of contraceptives, decreased water consumption during the day, douching, a history of urinary tract infections and urinary incontinence.In pregnant women, the most common are a history of the urinary tract prior to pregnancy, not attending their prenatal check-ups, a history of diabetes mellitus and anemia.