According to the International Continence Society (ICS), urinary incontinence (UI) is understood as any involuntary loss of urine through the urethra. It is a public health problem of multifactorial origin, which affects the world population, of all ages, regardless of socioeconomic and cultural situation. UI affects both sexes, but is more prevalent in females, affecting up to 50% of this population at any stage of life, impacting quality of life.

to analyze the prevalence of symptoms associated with urinary incontinence in women from the cleaning team at Centro Universitário Dr. Lion Sampaio.

Observational cross-sectional study with descriptive analysis. Data were obtained through the Brazilian version of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire – Short Form (ICIQ-SF) and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Overactive Bladder (ICIQ-OAB), tabulated in the EXCEL statistical program and analyzed using descriptive statistics: absolute frequency, relative frequency, minimum and maximum values, mean and standard deviation.

12 women with an average age of 39.5 years participated in the study. There was a prevalence of UI symptoms of 16.6% in the women participating in the study, and the prevalence of stress urinary incontinence was 16.6% in these women, who reported urinary loss once a week or less, usually occurring on coughing and/or sneezing efforts. Of the volunteers participating in the research, 91.6% had some symptom related to an overactive bladder.

It was possible to observe the presence of symptoms of involuntary loss of urine, with characteristic symptoms of stress urinary incontinence among the women participating in the research. It was found that some of these women also had symptoms related to overactive bladder, and that symptoms related to UI and OAB negatively impact the quality of life of these women.

The lack of knowledge on the part of women about the symptoms of UI and OAB, as well as the role of physiotherapy in women's health, directly affects the quality of life of these women, impacting their social relationships.