Mother’s Perception toward their Preschoolers with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection

Abstract

Background: Urinary tract Infection (UTI) is the second most common bacterial infection in children, only after otitis media, affecting round 1.7% of boys and 8.4% within their first six years of life Objective: this study aimed to identify mother’s perception toward recurrent urinary tract infection Methodology: Design: Cross-sectional design. Setting: Data were collected from AL Zahraa Teaching Hospital. Sample: A non-probability (purposive) sample consisted of (120) mothers Results: The highest percentages for the age categories were 47.5% of mothers (21-28 years old). Although the residence with the highest percentage of mothers (73.3%) had rural area and the educational level, the highest percentage (32.5%) had primary school. overall assessment of mothers' perceptions toward their preschool-aged children who have frequent urinary tract infections as accepted with (1.97) mean of score Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that mothers have accepted perception about recurrent urinary tract infections in preschoolers Recommendation: Health education programs should be provided to mothers to increase their knowledge and understanding of UTI.