A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY RELATED FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASED CASES OF URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC AT LUWERO GENERAL HOSPITAL, LUWERO DISTRICT.
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https://doi.org/10.71020/jwhr.v3i6.49Keywords:
Urinary Tract infections, community related factors, pregnant women, Luwero General HospitalAbstract
Background
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an inflammation caused by the presence and growth of microorganisms in any part of the urinary tract. This study determined the individual and community-related factors contributing to increased cases of urinary tract infections among pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at Luwero General Hospital, Luwero district.
Methodology
The study basically employed a cross-sectional study design on a sample of 50 respondents. A simple random technique was used as a sampling technique with a semi-structured questionnaire written in English as a data collection tool. Data was later analyzed manually and presented in tables and figures with narratives for easy interpretation.
Results
(52%) were within the age bracket of 28-32 years, (68%) had attained a secondary level of education. The majority of the respondents (78%) were aware of UTIs before the diagnosis, (50%) knew poor hygiene as a risk factor that predisposes to UTIs, (52%) knew their undergarments contained non-cotton materials, and (48%) knew good hygiene as a preventive measure of UTIs. From community related factors showed that; most of the respondents (52%) where from villages, (50%) their husbands had attained secondary level of education, (98%) had one sexual partner, (72%) their mode of defecation was private, (38%) shared toilets at home with more than five households and (56%) where from nuclear families
Conclusion
Generally, the study discovered that the quality of undergarments mothers used, irregular washing of genitals after sex, materials used during douching, husband’s low levels of education, and sharing toilets with many households.
Recommendation
Luwero general hospital should intensively continue to sensitize pregnant women on urinary tract infection as well as reproductive tract infection prevention strategies, and personal hygiene practices should also be encouraged as a way of reducing bacterial urinary tract infections in pregnant women.
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