Factors Associated With Occurrence Of Urinary Track Infections (UTIs) Among Pregnant Mothers Attending Antenatal Clinic At Kisoro District Hospital.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) has become a great burden during pregnancy which has increased
maternal and infant morbidity and mortality by increasing preterm labour, low birth weight baby
delivery and still birth. The study aimed at “identifying factors associated with occurrence of
urinary tract infections (UTIs) among pregnant mothers attending antenatal clinic at Kisoro
district hospital” which was investigated under individual related factors associated with the
occurrence of UTIs among pregnant mothers and social cultural related factors associated with
occurrence of UTIs among pregnant mothers. The study was a descriptive cross sectional study
that employed both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection from 50 respondents
who were pregnant mothers diagnosed with UTIs using a systematic probability sampling
method, pretested semi-structured interview guides were used to collect data from respondents.
Data was analyzed using SPSS version 10 and Microsoft excel2016 and then presented in form
of tables, pie charts and graph.
The results from the study showed that 66% of respondents had poor perineal hygiene, 66% of
respondent had multiple sexual partners,46% never took water during pregnancy, 74% shared
public toilets with infected mothers, 65.8% of respondents did not take the treatment for UTIs as
prescribed and 58% of respondents were ignorant of preventative measures of UTIs in
pregnancy.
Basing on the findings of the study, the researcher concluded that many pregnant mother had
UTIs due to; poor perineal hygiene, having multiple sexual partners, not taking the treatment for
UTIs as prescribed, ignorant of preventative measures of UTIs in pregnancy, sharing public
toilets with infected mothers, and inadequate taking of water during pregnancy.
Therefore the researcher recommended; health educating mothers on preventative measures of
UTIs especially proper perineal hygiene, avoiding multiple sexual partners, and avoiding public
seat toilets during pregnancy, increasing screening of mothers for UTIs and emphasizing
strongly on completion of treatment and adherence to prescription guidelines.