Prevalence of urinary tract infections among pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi Health Center IV

dc.contributor.authorMugabi, Nicholas
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-27T08:33:10Z
dc.date.available2019-11-27T08:33:10Z
dc.date.issued2017-07
dc.descriptionThis 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 Universityen_US
dc.description.abstractPrevalence 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/4832
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKampala International University, School of Allied Health Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectUrinary tract infectionsen_US
dc.subjectPregnant mothersen_US
dc.subjectAntenatal visitsen_US
dc.subjectRugazi Health Center IVen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of urinary tract infections among pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi Health Center IVen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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