A cross sectional study on knowledge, attitude & practice towards personal hygiene in women with urinary tract infection and providing patient counselling in esi hospital bangalore

Authors

  • Dr. Sushma Muchukota Pharm.D(Ph.D), Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Gautham College of Pharmacy, Bangalore 2Professor (Designated) Department of Forensic medicine, S.V.Medical College, Tirupati.AP
  • Dr. Babu Muchukota Professor (Designated) Department of Forensic medicine, S.V.Medical College, Tirupati.AP
  • Dr. Mekkanti Manasa Rekha Pharm.D (Ph.D), Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Gautham College of Pharmacy, Bangalore
  • P.Mounika Lecturer, Department of Pharmaceutics, Gautham College of Pharmacy, Bangalore
  • Dr. Rinku Mathappan M.Pharm,Ph.D, Principal, Department of Pharmacognosy, Gautham College of Pharmacy, Bangalore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37022/jpmhs.v3i2.20

Keywords:

Knowledge, Attitude, Urinary tract Infection, Prevention

Abstract

Background: Personal hygiene is significant in Urinary tract infections (UTIs) and is the most frequent bacterial infections. Health-care professional plays key role in the patient counselling and also in community health. Poor socioeconomic status, having lack of education and no awareness of personal hygiene in UTI, they tend to neglect symptoms and ultimately face complications. Aim and Objectives: This study is to estimate the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) in women with UTI, providing patient counselling on personal hygiene in UTIs.

Methods: It is a Prospective, Cross-sectional and Observational study with sample sizes of (N = 155) women with poor personal hygiene in UTI patients. Questionnaire was used to assess the KAP of UTI patients, the data were collected, scored and then the results were statistically analyzed and compared. Results: The study revealed that (85) 54.8% women had poor Knowledge and (91) 58.7% of sample had Poor Attitude. Regarding practice it is very poor (99) 638% and when comparing with 3 criteria KAP, practice is very poor than knowledge and attitude towards personal hygiene in Urinary tract infection. Conclusion: This study concluded that knowledge enhancement program related to personal hygiene in UTI and improve good practices. Establishing patient counselling centres in hospital and educating them would improve their current level of knowledge and makes them competent enough for the public health-care service in future.

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Published

2021-09-26

How to Cite

Muchukota, S., B. Muchukota, M. R. Mekkanti, M. P, and R. Mathappan. “A Cross Sectional Study on Knowledge, Attitude & Practice towards Personal Hygiene in Women With Urinary Tract Infection and Providing Patient Counselling in Esi Hospital Bangalore”. UPI Journal of Pharmaceutical, Medical and Health Sciences, vol. 3, no. 2, Sept. 2021, pp. 5-9, doi:10.37022/jpmhs.v3i2.20.

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