Abstract
Objective: To analyze risk factors for urinary tract infections. Methods: This was an integrative literature review, carried out using data obtained from the Virtual Health Library (BVS) and PubMed databases, with the inclusion criteria of scientific articles, published between 2010 and 2020, and carried out with human beings older than eighteen years. The exclusion criteria were forms of publication other than scientific articles, which exceeded the period of ten years of publication (2010 to 2020), carried out with animals, in vitro or with people under eighteen years. Results: We selected 10 articles in the BVS database and 5 in Pubmed. As treatment infections present multiple causes and risk factors, a large part of them being related to lack of adequate hygiene in the genital region, contamination by microorganisms and hormonal alterations. Final considerations: The main risk factors evidenced for the use of bladder catheters, unprotected sexual practices, previous genital infection, resistance to antibiotics, lack or excess of hygiene in genital areas, urethral anatomy, hyperglycemia and hormonal alterations.