Asymptomatic Urinary Tract Infections among Female University Students | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2025, Pages 1128-1140 PDF (332.68 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.465537 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Suliman Ali Al Youssef1; Asmaa Ghareeb Mohamed2; Reham Ahmed Abdelrahman3; Randa MohamedAbobaker* 4; Nagwa Ibrahim Abass5; Huda Khalafalla Ahmed Masaad6 | ||
| 1AssociateProfessor,Clinical LaboratoryScience Department, AppliedMedical SciencesCollege, Universityof Hafr Albatin, SaudiArabia. | ||
| 2AssociateProfessor,Nursing Department,AppliedMedicalSciences College, UniversityofHafr Albatin, SaudiArabia. and AssociateProfessor,Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3AssistantProfessor, ClinicalLaboratoryScience Department,AppliedMedical Sciences College,Universityof Hafr Albatin, SaudiArabia. | ||
| 4AssistantProfessor, Nursing Department,College of AppliedMedicalScience, Hafr El Batin University, Saudi Arabia. | ||
| 5Nursing Department,AppliedMedical SciencesCollege, UHB, SA. CriticalCare Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| 6AssistantProfessor, Nursing Department.AppliedmedicalScience college UHB. SA, Nursing collage,AlNeelain university. Sudan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Asymptomatic urinary tract infections (AUTI) are common in apparently healthy populations and are detectable in the laboratory as 'significant bacteriuria’. Aim of the study: This study aimed to assess asymptomatic bacteriuria among university students and to examine students' practices and risk factors associated with its occurrence. Subject and Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study included 184 students selected by a stratified random sampling technique. Data were collected using self-administered online questionnaires that included personal data, a history of UTI, and health-related hygienic practices and dietary preferences and habits. A urine investigation was done for the participating students. Descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation were used for data analysis. Results: The findings showed that nearly one-third of the study participants reported having a previous history of urinary tract infection. The most repeated complaints were urgency (31%) and side pain (26.6%). Results revealed that 40.2% were positive for significant bacteriuria. There was a negative association in the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria with respect to age. (40.2%). Escherichia Coli was the most predominant organism, followed closely by Staphylococcus aureus. Ciprofloxacin is the most effective antibiotic, followed by Amikacin and Nitrofurantoin. Ampicillin, Cloxacillin, and Erythromycin were highly resistant to the isolates. Conclusion: The results of this study emphasize the importance of raising students’ awareness and habitual practices as a primary prevention of urinary tract infection. Recommendation: A Routine urine culture test should be carried out periodically to early detect asymptomatic bacteriuria. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Asymptomatic Bacteriuria; Urinary Tract Infections; University students; Eating habits | ||
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