Knowledge And Causes Of Urinary Tract Infection As Perceived By Health Workers
[A CASE STUDY OF KAURA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KADUNA STATE]

This is cause by different micro-organism that can affect the urinary tract, must organism agent may be bacteria, viruses or fungi, escherichiacoli causes approximately 80% of acute infection in patient without urologic abnormalities or calculi. Other gram-negative rods especially proteus and kleblella and occasionally enterobacter account for a smaller proportion of uncomplicated infection. This organism increasing the recurrent of the infection and associated urologic, calculi or obstruction they play a major role in nosomial catheter associated infection. Scholes (2000)
    Some women have three or more urinary tract infection in years while men are less likely than women to have a first urinary tract infection. But once a man has a urinary tract infection is likely to have another because bacteria can hide deep inside prostate tissue. Anyone who has diabetes or spinal cord injuries is at risk for urinary tract because of chronic use of catheter and in part because of voiding dysfunction.
    Most urinary tract infection are serious problems such as chronic kidney infection that reoccur or last a long time can cause permanent damage to kidney including kidney malfunction kidney scar and acute kidney infection which can be life threatening especially if the bacteria enter into the blood stream. A number of measure have been confirmed to effect urinary tract infection frequency, including urinating immediately after intercourse, condoms type of underwear used, personal hygiene method used after defecating or weather the person typically bathes or showers, this may help the person in preventing the recurrent of urinary tracts infection including drinking lots of fluid can flush bacteria from the system (water is the best). Mazzulli, (2002).
    Therefore due to the aforementioned incidence of urinary tract infection that are on increase prompted the researcher to embarked on a study to ascertain the causes, effect and preventing of urinary tract infections.
1.2    Statement of Problem
    The researcher has discovered as perceived by the health worker that the area of study in the community of Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. That most people are suffering from urinary tract infection especially women.
    The incidence is drastically increasing due to recurrent attack of urinary tract infection which call for great concern looking at the causes and effect on the community. The researcher aim at creating awareness to the community on the causes, effects and preventive measure to reduce the incidence of urinary tract infection.
1.3    General Objective
    To determine the knowledge of urinary tract infection as perceived by Health Worker among women child bearing age in Kaura Local Government Area.
Specific Objective
    Knowledge and Causes of Urinary Tract Infection as Perceived by Health Workers in Kaura Local Government Area.
1.4    Significance of Study
This research question shall contribute basically as guide to this research work.
1.    What is the cause of urinary tract infection?
2.    What are the effects of urinary tract infection?
3.    What are the preventive measures in solving the incidences of urinary tract infection?
1.5    Scope of the Study
This research work is centered on an assessment of knowledge and causes of urinary tract infection as perceived by Health Workers among women  of child bearing age in some selected primary Health care centre in Kaura local government area of Kaduna State.