Prevalence of urinary tract infections among pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi Health Center IV
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2017-07
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Kampala International University, School of Allied Health Sciences
Abstract
Prevalence of urinary tract infections among pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi health center IV.
Research Objectives:
To determine the proportion of urinary tract infections among pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi health center IV.
To determine factors contributing to the prevalence of urinary tract infection among pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi health center IV.
Study design: A cross sectional study where all pregnant mothers randomly selected were tested for urinary tract infection by dipstick urinalysis and a brief history of whether they themselves were presenting with a complaint using a questionnaire.
RESULTS:
30% of pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi health center IV were diagnosed clinically with urinary tract infections although only 21.3% of them met the evidence-based study criteria. This prevalence is high compared to the reports from elsewhere in the world.
Conclusions:
The prevalence of urinary tract infections among pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi health center IV is 30% is slightly high in proportion to those that reported of previous urinary tract infection (29.3%), and generally high as compared to other researches carried else where in the world.
Recommendations: Sensitization and communication campaigns to help educate masses further more about urinary tract infections and their risks to pregnancy at most plus informing the public to avoid misusing of drugs which leads to resistant strains.
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This research report is submitted to School Of Allied Health Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Diploma In Clinical Medicine and Community Health at Kampala International University
Keywords
Urinary tract infections, Pregnant mothers, Antenatal visits, Rugazi Health Center IV