Prevalence of urinary tract infections and its risk factors in elementary school students.
BACKGROUND
Childhood urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most important factors affecting adult health.


OBJECTIVE
The study was a cross-sectional investigation to identify the prevalence of UTI and its risk factors.


METHODS
The study included 2,511 6-8th grade elementary school students. Data were collected by questionnaire form and medical diagnosis. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analyses were performed.


RESULTS
7.1% of all participating students had UTI (10.1% girls, 4.2% boys). Students with a family history of UTI had a 3.763-fold risk of developing UTI (p < 0.05) compared to those without. Students who drank <1 liter of water daily had a 1.077 times higher risk of having the infection than those who drank >1 liter of water daily (p < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Students drinking an inadequate amount of water and having a family history had a high prevalence of UTI.
Department of Community Health Nursing, Erciyes University Faculty of Health Sciences, Kayseri, Turkey.
Handan
H
Zincir
Zeliha
Z
Kaya Erten
Filiz
F
Ozkan
Umit
U
Seviğ
Mürüvvet
M
Başer
Ferhan
F
Elmalı
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004326:Drinking; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*