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Knowledge And Causes Of Urinary Tract Infection As Perceived By Health Workers
[A CASE STUDY OF KAURA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KADUNA STATE] -
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ABSTRACT
The incidence has been on the increase which gave rise to kidney damage urine retention and infertility. This researcher to embark on a research study on Knowledge and causes of urinary tract infection as perceived by Health workers in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Some of the objectives are to To determine the knowledge of urinary tract infection as perceived by Health Worker among women child bearing age in Kaura Local Government Area and to Assess the Knowledge and Causes of Urinary Tract Infection as Perceived by Health Workers among women child bearing age in Kaura Local Government Area. Multistage sampling techniques was used to choose respondents for this study, a self-structured questionnaire used in obtaining data, and data analysis was carried out using statistical Package Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 was used in analyses the data.
Based on the findings research questions, the findings showed that the 310(79.5%) of the respondents strongly agreed that urinary tract infection is a common medical complain among women in their reproductive age, 345(88.5) said that it could be caused by micro-organism, 128 (32.8%) agreed that frequent sexual activities may cause UTI, 245 (62.8) believed that it exposes pregnant women to premature delivery and 309(79) of the respondents agreed that women wiping themselves from front to back can stop bacteria from entering into the anus and vagina, 329 (84.4) supported practice of personal hygiene as UTI preventive measure.
In view of the research findings, it is recommended that Sexuality education should be included in secondary school curriculum so that teenage girls could be exposed to causes, effects and prevention of UTI, Mothers should be specially educated on the nature and prevention of UTI, Advocacies, campaigns and other orientation programmes should be carried out by relevant government and non-government agencies on UTI.
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QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]QUESTIONNAIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH OFFICERS’ TRAINING INSTITUTION DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ... Continue reading---
LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLESTable 1: Distribution of respondents by age-group Table 2: Distribution of respondents by gender Table 3: Distribution of respondents by religion Table 4: Shows the respondents on Causes of Urinary Tract infection Table 5: Shows respondents on Effect of Urinary Tract Infections Table 6: Showing respondents on Preventive measures against UTI ... Continue reading---
LIST OF FIGURES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF FIGURESFigure 4.1: Distribution of respondents by age-group Table 2: Distribution of respondents by Marital Status Figure 4.3: Distribution of respondents by professional qualifications ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Table of contents List of tables List of Figures Abstract CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2 Statement of the problem. 1.3 Objectives of the study 1.4 Significance of the study 1.5 Scope of Study ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 Background of the StudyUrinary tract infection (UTI) is a pathogenic invasion of the ruthenium with resultant inflammation, encompassing a spectrum of upper and lower urinary tract disease. Infections are classified as complicated or uncomplicated, based on host anatomy and comorbidities, and range clinically from benign self-limited cystitis to urosepsis. UTI is the most common extra intestinal infectious disease entity in women worldwide, and perhaps one of the ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 13 ]Researchers all around the globe are making efforts to elucidate the significance of biofilm as a prime source of infection. It is a widely accepted fact that pregnancy is one of the crucial periods and lack of essential care can lead to adverse outcomes. There are several infections that can lead to pregnancy related complications and one of those is the urinary tract infection which invades the lower and the upper urinary tracts. Despite the fact that E. coli is responsible for causing the uri ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 11 ]Table 8: Frequent sexual activities is an important cause of urinary tract infectionTable Shows that 128 (32.8%) agreed that frequent sexual activities may cause UTI.Table 9: Women having sex for the first time or who have frequent sex after a period of abstinence are at risk of a condition called honeymoon cystitisTable Shows that 288 (73.8) strongly agreed that sex after long abstinence could cause UTI. ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER FIVEDISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS5.1 Discussion of Findings The study revealed that urinary tract infection is a pathogenic invasion of the urothelium common among women in their productive age and that 310(79.5%) of the respondents strongly agreed that urinary tract infection is a common medical complain among women in their reproductive age, 345(88.5) said that it could be caused by micro-organism, 234(60%) supported the view that untreated UT ... Continue reading---
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QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]QUESTIONNAIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH OFFICERS’ TRAINING INSTITUTION DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ... Continue reading---
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