Department of Maternal Child Health and Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024 Oct 23;24(1):694. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-06902-4.
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between hygiene and sexual practices and the incidence of urinary tract infection (UTI) among Jordanian pregnant women.
The cross-sectional data were collected using self- administered survey from October 2018 to January 2019 in central Jordan. A total of 200 pregnant women completed the survey. All of them were married and aged between 18 and 45 years (M = 27.45; SD = 6.06). The measures used were demographics, social, hygiene and sexual practices.
A significant association was found between the incidence of UTI and the educational level of husbands (p = 0.05), history of UTI in previous pregnancies (p = 0.02) and being in the second trimester of pregnancy (p = 0.02). Their sexual and hygiene practices also were significantly associated with the incidence of UTI.
History of UTI in previous pregnancies, hygiene and sexual practices are associated with increased incidence of UTI among Jordanian pregnant women. Appropriate strategies and techniques to promote health and preventive behaviors for pregnant women with UTI should be provided to improve the quality of life among pregnant women and reduces economic burdens on health care system.
本研究旨在探讨约旦孕妇的卫生和性行为与尿路感染（UTI）发生率之间的关系。
2018 年 10 月至 2019 年 1 月，在约旦中部采用横断面调查方法收集了自填式问卷数据。共有 200 名孕妇完成了调查。她们均已婚，年龄在 18 至 45 岁之间（M=27.45；SD=6.06）。使用的测量指标包括人口统计学、社会、卫生和性行为。
UTI 发生率与丈夫的教育程度（p=0.05）、前次妊娠中 UTI 的病史（p=0.02）和妊娠中期（p=0.02）之间存在显著关联。他们的性行为和卫生习惯也与 UTI 的发生率显著相关。
既往妊娠中的 UTI 病史、卫生和性行为与约旦孕妇 UTI 发生率增加有关。应针对患有 UTI 的孕妇提供适当的策略和技术，以促进健康和预防行为，从而提高孕妇的生活质量，并减轻医疗保健系统的经济负担。
