Urinary tract infection among pregnant Jordanian women: role of hygiene and sexual practices.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between hygiene and sexual practices and the incidence of urinary tract infection (UTI) among Jordanian pregnant women.

Methods

The cross-sectional data were collected using self- administered survey from October 2018 to January 2019 in central Jordan. A total of 200 pregnant women completed the survey. All of them were married and aged between 18 and 45 years (M = 27.45; SD = 6.06). The measures used were demographics, social, hygiene and sexual practices.

Results

A significant association was found between the incidence of UTI and the educational level of husbands (p = 0.05), history of UTI in previous pregnancies (p = 0.02) and being in the second trimester of pregnancy (p = 0.02). Their sexual and hy

SUBMITTER: Hatamleh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11515754 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature