Knowledge on Urinary Tract Infection among the Adolescent Girls of Selected High Schools of Golaghat District, Assam

Women and adolescent girls are frequently predisposed to Urinary tract infections due to their shorter urethra and its proximity to the anus. Urinary Tract infections are most often caused by bacteria (germs) that get into the bladder which is part of the urinary tract. Objectives and methodology: A quantitative research approach with a non-experimental descriptive survey design was adopted for the present study. The study settings were the selected high schools of Golaghat district, Assam. Data were collected from a sample of 89 adolescent girls by using self-structured questionnaire on knowledge on Urinary Tract Infection. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The findings revealed that only 4.4% of participants had adequate knowledge of urinary tract infection, 77.6% had moderately adequate knowledge indicating a partial understanding of urinary tract infections and 18% of participants had inadequate knowledge on Urinary Tract infection.