Lach P A, Elster A B, Roghmann K J
Nurse Pract. 1980 Jan-Feb;5(1):27-8, 32.
A study to identify factors which put young, sexually active women at risk to develop a urinary tract infection (UTI) was done. Reported here are differences in sexual behaviors in the study and control groups. All subjects were currently sexually active. Study subjects had a urine culture of greater than 10(5) single pathogen species. Control subjects were healthy women seeking preventive health care services. Both groups completed a self-administered questionnaire consisting of demographic data, past personal and family history, health status, habits of daily living and sexual activity and behaviors. Data analysis results showed that women who develop a UTI were more sexually active than their counterparts who did not. The data also indicate that increased coital activity preceded a UTI, and that the female superior position was used more frequently. Other coital activities and related sexual behaviors tested were not significantly different in the two groups, nor were they associated with the onset of a urinary tract infection. The results of this pilot study indicate a potential need to review the content of current preventive health teaching about UTIs. The validity of these findings must be further investigated before a conclusive statement or recommendations can be made.
开展了一项研究，以确定使年轻、有性行为的女性面临发生尿路感染（UTI）风险的因素。本文报告了研究组和对照组性行为方面的差异。所有受试者目前都有性行为。研究对象的尿培养结果显示单一病原体种类超过10⁵ 。对照对象为寻求预防性医疗服务的健康女性。两组均完成了一份自我填写的问卷，内容包括人口统计学数据、既往个人和家族史、健康状况、日常生活习惯以及性活动和行为。数据分析结果表明，发生UTI的女性比未发生UTI的女性性行为更活跃。数据还表明，性交活动增加先于UTI发生，且女性上位姿势使用更频繁。两组在测试的其他性交活动及相关性行为方面无显著差异，且这些活动及行为与尿路感染的发生无关。这项初步研究的结果表明，可能需要重新审视当前关于UTI预防性健康教学的内容。在得出结论性陈述或建议之前，这些发现的有效性必须进一步研究。
