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Akshara.P.I Greeshma. J
Divya Mohan U.M.
Aseem.B.
Urinary tract occurs in any part of the urinary system. It is one of the most common microbial diseases encountered in medical practice affecting people of all ages. Worldwide prevalence of urinary tract infections was estimated to be around 150 million persons per year. Our study is to assess the knowledge reg arding urinary tract infection among adolescent girls in higher secondary section of Karthika Thirunal Govt. Vocational & Higher Secondary School for Girls, Manacaud, Thiruvananthapuram. The study objectives are to assess the knowledge of adolescent girls regarding urinary tract infection and determine the association between knowledge regarding urinary tract infection and selected demographic variables. The hypothesis is there will be a significant association between level of knowledge regarding urinary tract infection with selected demographic variables. By convenient sampling technique, we selected 60 samples of students from higher secondary section of Karthika Thirunal Government. Vocational & Higher Secondary School for Girls, Manacaud, and Thiruvananthapuram. The data was analyzed by inferential and descriptive statistics. The findings reveals that there is a significant statistical relationship between level of knowledge and demographic variab les such as age, area of residence, socio -economic status, voiding during school hours and cleanliness of toilets in school. The research findings can be implemented on Nursing Service, Nursing Education, Nursing Administration and Nursing Research.
Keywords: Urinary tract infection, Knowledge, Adolescent girls, Secondary School for Girls