PREVALENCE OF URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CARE AT WOLKITE UNIVERSITY SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL, SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA

Abstract

Background: Urinary tract infection is global health problem that has an impact in both developing and developed countries, being one of conventional challenges responsible for maternal and perinatal morbidity. Objective: To determine Prevalence of urinary tract infection and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Wolkite University specialized hospital from March 22 to April 22, 2014 E.C. Methods: A Hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 268 pregnant women from March 22-April 22 to determine prevalence and risk factors of UTI among pregnant women. Convenience sampling technique was employed to select study subjects. Data were collected using structured questionnaire. Then the data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 22 Binary logistic regression models were situated to identify associated factors. All variables with probability value of < 0.25 at bivariate logistic regression analysis were entered in to the multivariate logistic regression model to control the possible effect of cofounders. a probability value of less than 0.05 was considered statically significant. Adjusted odds ratio with its 95% confidence interval was used to declare the statistical significance between UTI and associated factors. Result: The overall prevalence of UTI among pregnant women in our study was 22.4%. The study revealed that lack of education, multiparty and low socio-economic status had been significantly associated with developing the UTI. More than half of pregnant women were multiparous and illiterate. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study UTI remain a conventional problem during pregnancy. As the physiological changes of pregnancy predispose women to UTI so does other factors suggested by our study such as lack of education, multiparty and low socio-economic conditions.