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Knowledge and Attitudes of Pregnant Women regarding Urinary Tract Infection

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Obstetric and gynecological nursing

Abstract

Background: Urinary tract infection is one of the most common bacterial infections during
pregnancy. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women regarding
urinary tract infection. Research design: A descriptive research design was utilized to conduct this
study. Setting: The study was conducted at obstetrics and gynecological outpatient clinic affiliated to
Benha University Hospital. Sample: A convenient sample used in the study, it included 220 pregnant
women. Tools: Three tools were used: A structured interviewing questionnaire, Maternal Knowledge
Questionnaire and Likert scale of women attitudes toward urinary tract infection. Results: Less than
three quarters of the studied women (70.5%) had average total knowledge about urinary tract infection.
majority the studied women (84.1%) had positive attitude about urinary tract infection. There were a
highly statistically significance relation between the total knowledge score of the studied women and
educational level, occupation, monthly income, residence and family type. Also, there were highly
statistically significance relation between the total attitude score of the studied women and income and
family type. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significance relation between the total
knowledge score of the studied women and total attitude score. Recommendation: An intensive
awareness program should be developed and implemented for pregnant women to avoid urinary tract
infection.

DOI

10.21608/jnsbu.2021.159653

Keywords

Pregnant women, urinary tract, Infection

Authors

First Name

Sania

Last Name

Abd Elfatah

MiddleName

Elsayed

Affiliation

Obstetrics &Gynecological Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing- Benha University- Egypt

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First Name

Soad

Last Name

Ramadan

MiddleName

Abd Elsalam

Affiliation

Obstetrics &Gynecological Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing- Benha University- Egypt

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First Name

Amina

Last Name

Gonied

MiddleName

Saad

Affiliation

Obstetrics & Woman's health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing- Zagazig University- Egypt

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First Name

Fatma

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Kamal

Affiliation

Obstetrics & Woman's health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing- Benha University, Egypt

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Volume

2

Article Issue

1

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23415

Issue Date

2021-01-01

Receive Date

2020-12-01

Publish Date

2021-01-01

Page Start

147

Page End

158

Print ISSN

2682-3934

Online ISSN

2735-5802

Article File

JNSBU_Volume 2_Issue 1_Pages 147-158.pdf

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https://jnsbu.journals.ekb.eg/article_159653.html

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Scientific peer reviewed journal

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1,622

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Publication Title

Journal of Nursing Science Benha University

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https://jnsbu.journals.ekb.eg/

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Knowledge and Attitudes of Pregnant Women regarding Urinary Tract Infection

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Created At

23 Jan 2023