PROSIDING INTERNASIONAL KEPERAWATAN Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences, Volume 3 No 1, May 2022.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTION
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PROSIDING INTERNASIONAL KEPERAWATAN Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences, Volume 3 No 1, May 2022.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTION
CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTION
Subject
characteristics; patient; urinary tract infection
Description
Urinary tract infection is caused by pathogenic microorganisms ascending from the urethra to the bladder
and increasing in number, then evoking infection of the ureters and kidneys. The incidence of urinary tract
infection at Pelamonia Hospital in 2018 was 1094 cases, and from January to August in 2019, the number
of cases was 944 cases, while for the last three months data were 321 cases. The purpose of this study was
to describe the characteristics of patients with urinary tract infection. This study is a descriptive study using
the Accidental Sampling design. The sample in the study was 38 people who were diagnosed with urinary
tract infection at Pelamonia Hospital. The data were collected using a questionnaire. The results of this study
showed that from 38 respondents with urinary tract infection (UTI), the average age was mostly between
56-65 years as many as 14 (36.8%) respondents, most of them were female as many as 20 (52.6%)
respondents, most are high school graduates as many as 25 (65.8%) respondents, most only have sufficient
knowledge as many as 35 (92.1%) respondents, and mostly occurred in the accustomed to holding urination
group as many as 34 (89.5%) respondents. The conclusions of this study indicate that the characteristics of
patients with Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) such as age, gender, education level, knowledge, and
accustomed to hold urination play a role in the incidence of urinary tract infection.
and increasing in number, then evoking infection of the ureters and kidneys. The incidence of urinary tract
infection at Pelamonia Hospital in 2018 was 1094 cases, and from January to August in 2019, the number
of cases was 944 cases, while for the last three months data were 321 cases. The purpose of this study was
to describe the characteristics of patients with urinary tract infection. This study is a descriptive study using
the Accidental Sampling design. The sample in the study was 38 people who were diagnosed with urinary
tract infection at Pelamonia Hospital. The data were collected using a questionnaire. The results of this study
showed that from 38 respondents with urinary tract infection (UTI), the average age was mostly between
56-65 years as many as 14 (36.8%) respondents, most of them were female as many as 20 (52.6%)
respondents, most are high school graduates as many as 25 (65.8%) respondents, most only have sufficient
knowledge as many as 35 (92.1%) respondents, and mostly occurred in the accustomed to holding urination
group as many as 34 (89.5%) respondents. The conclusions of this study indicate that the characteristics of
patients with Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) such as age, gender, education level, knowledge, and
accustomed to hold urination play a role in the incidence of urinary tract infection.
Creator
Halmina Ilyas, Suradi Efendi, Asri Yuliawaty
Source
http://jurnal.globalhealthsciencegroup.com/index.php/PICNHS
Publisher
Global Health Science Group
Date
1, May 2022,
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Halmina Ilyas, Suradi Efendi, Asri Yuliawaty, “PROSIDING INTERNASIONAL KEPERAWATAN Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences, Volume 3 No 1, May 2022.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTION,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 5, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2831.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTION,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 5, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2831.