• Sarojlata Akham

Urinary tract infections are common during pregnancy. That’s because the growing fetus can put pressure on the bladder and urinary tract. This traps bacteria or causes urine to leak. Here, the aim of the study is to assess the knowledge of antenatal mother regarding urinary tract infection during pregnancy in selected hospitals of Moradabad with a view to develop a self-instructional module on prevention of urinary tract infections based on the knowledge of the antenatal mothers. A descriptive research approach was used .The target population for the study was the antenatal mothers. Total 50 samples were selected using simple random sampling technique. A structure questionnaire was used to assess the level of knowledge regarding urinary tract infection during pregnancy in selected Hospitals of, Moradabad. Collected data was analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Majority of the antenatal mothers have moderate level of knowledge (64%) regarding urinary tract infection among antenatal mothers. There is no significant association between the level of knowledge regarding urinary tract infection among antenatal mothers with selected demographical variable was not found at p<0.05 level. The present study concluded that antenatal mother have moderate level of knowledge. Hence, the present study concluded that there is a moderate level of need to create awareness of urinary tract infection among the antenatal mothers.

Urinary tract infection

"URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS DURING PREGNANCY AMONG ANTENATAL MOTHERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.d771-d781, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203396.pdf

"URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS DURING PREGNANCY AMONG ANTENATAL MOTHERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppd771-d781, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203396.pdf