Asymptomatic Urinary Tract Infection among Female University Students | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 19, Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2020, Pages 341-353 PDF (494.46 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.132988 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Suliman Ali Al Youssef1; Asmaa Ghareeb Mohamed2; Reham Ahmed Abdelrahman3; Randa Mohamed Abo Baker4; Nagwa Ibrahim Abass5; Huda Khalafalla Ahmed Masaad6 | ||
| 1Associate Professor,Clinical Laboratory Science Department, Applied Medical SciencesCollege, University of Hafr Albatin, Saudi Arabia. | ||
| 2Associate Professor, Nursing Department, Applied Medical Sciences College, University of Hafr Albatin, Saudi Arabia. and Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor, Clinical Laboratory Science Department, Applied Medical Sciences College, University of Hafr Albatin, Saudi Arabia. | ||
| 4Assistant Professor, Nursing Department,College of Applied Medical Science, Hafr El Batin University, Saudi Arabia. | ||
| 5Nursing Department, Applied Medical SciencesCollege, UHB, SA. Critical Care Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| 6Assistant Professor, Nursing Department. Applied medical Science college UHB. SA, Nursing collage, AlNeelain university. Sudan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Asymptomatic urinary tract infections (AUTI) are common in apparently healthy populations and are detectable in the laboratory as 'significant bacteriuria’. Aim of the study: This study aimed to assess the asymptomatic bacteriuria among the university students and to examine the student's practices and risk factors that contribute to the occurrence of asymptomatic bacteriuria. Subject and Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study included 184 student selected by stratified random sampling technique. Data were collected using self-administered online questionnaires that included a personal data, history of UTI, health-related hygienic practices and dietary preference has and habits. Urine investigation was done for the participated students. Descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation were used for data analysis. Results: The finding showed that nearly one-third of the study participants reported had a previous history of urinary tract infection. The most repeated complaint was urgency (31%) and side pain (26.6%). Results revealed that (40.2%) were positive for significant bacteriuria. There was a negative association in the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria with respect to age. (40.2%). Escherichia Coli was the most predominant organism followed closely by Staphylococcus aureus. Ciprofloxacin to be the most effective antibiotic followed by Amikacin and Nitrofurantoin. Ampicillin, Cloxacillin, and Erythromycin were highly resistant to the isolates. Conclusion: The results of this study emphasize the importance of raising students’ awareness and habitual practices as a primary prevention of the urinary tract infection. Recommendation: Routine urine culture test should be carried out periodically to early detect asymptomatic bacteriuria | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Asymptomatic Bacteriuria; Urinary Tract Infections; University students; Eating habits | ||
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