Cross-sectional internet survey exploring women's knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding urinary tract infection-related symptoms in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most prevalent cause for women to consult a general practitioner (GP) and are commonly treated with (broad-spectrum) empirical antibiotics, even though 50% of UTIs are self-limiting. In this study, we aim to explore women's attitudes and experiences regarding UTIs, in order to determine patients' willingness to accept delayed antibiotic prescriptions.

Design

An internet-based cross-sectional survey SETTING: We recruited participants during 2 weeks of March and April in 2020 through several social media platforms.

Participants

We obtained 1476 responses, of which 975 were eligible for analysis.

Results

We asked women about their knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding UTI-related symptoms. Participants ranke

SUBMITTER: Cox SML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9119184 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature