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Around 1 in 3 women over 35 experience urinary leakage
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Globally, more than 400 million people are affected by incontinence
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Around 1 in 4 men over 40 experience urinary leakage
To ensure people with incontinence get the help and support they need, we have to raise awareness and improve understanding of the condition. To help do this, we have collected some useful information about the causes and types of urinary incontinence and bowel incontinence.
As well as raising awareness of incontinence as a condition, we also want to highlight effective ways to prevent and manage the different types of incontinence and show how different strategies or changes in daily routines may help improve bladder control.
People with incontinence have their own unique needs and strengths. To maintain independence and prevent incontinence it is important to find individual solutions to meet their individual needs and support their identified strengths. At TENA, this is our approach to continence care. And the goal is to help people with incontinence maintain dignity, regain confidence and take back control of their lives.
The probability for incontinence issues increases with age, but the condition can also be a result of other factors such as obesity, childbirth or neurological damage. On our education page, you can find more information and a guide on the different types of incontinence.
Incontinence can be treated, sometimes cured, and always managed. Personalized care should aim to improve the quality of life and confidence of people by maintaining or restoring continence, or managing incontinence with purpose made products.
Identifying the type and cause of incontinence is the first step towards proper guidance and advice. With more than 50 years of experience in continence care, TENA empowers people through innovative product and service offerings. We work with you to tailor continence care that improves the quality of life for people. Because together we make a difference.
Download our infographic 10-Must-Know Facts about incontinence.
With over 60 years of experience TENA is the world’s leading incontinence brand.* We offer a full range of absorbent products, skincare and digital health technology solutions that are tailored to the needs of individuals, their families and healthcare professionals.
With TENA, Essity is at the forefront of developing products and services that help improve dignity and the quality of people’s lives. We strive for sustainable continence care with better care and better products.
*Source: Euromonitor International Limited; Retail Adult Incontinence, all channels, RSP value sales, Tissue & Hygiene, 2024 edition.
TENA, a brand of Essity – a global leading hygiene and healthy company. Everyday, our products, solutions and services are used by a billion people around the world. Our purpose is to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, caregivers, customers and society. Sales are conducted in approximately 150 countries under the leading global brands TENA and Tork, and other strong brands such as Actimove, Cutimed, JOBST, Knix, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, ModiBodi, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, TOM Organic and Zewa. In 2024, Essity had net sales of approximately SEK 146bn (EUR 13bn) and employed 36,000 people. The Company's headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. More information at essity.com.
