Assessment and Acquisition of Knowledge Regarding Urinary Tract Infection Among Adult Women in the United States

To assess baseline UTI knowledge, interest in health resources, and platform preferences for information acquisition and dissemination. Adult women who had a UTI in the past 12 months were recruited from Researchmatch.org to participate in a web-based quantitative study. Women with recurrent UTI (rU...

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Published in:Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 2024-07, Vol.189, p.34-40
Main Authors: Gleicher, Stephanie, Srinath, Maya, Sebesta, Elisabeth M., Kaufman, Melissa R., Dmochowski, Roger R., Stuart Reynolds, W.
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Language:English
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Summary:To assess baseline UTI knowledge, interest in health resources, and platform preferences for information acquisition and dissemination. Adult women who had a UTI in the past 12 months were recruited from Researchmatch.org to participate in a web-based quantitative study. Women with recurrent UTI (rUTI) were compared to women with a history of UTI (without rUTI). Six hundred and eighty-seven women were included in the study of which 27.4% (N = 188) had rUTI. Regarding knowledge, significantly more women without rUTI believe UTIs are caused by lack of cleanliness and that most women suffer from UTIs. Significantly more women with rUTI believe that UTIs are inherited and that getting older is associated with getting more UTIs. Regarding barriers to health information, significantly more women without rUTI feel that information is too complex and language barriers exist. More than 90% of subjects utilize their healthcare provider (HCP) for health information and most prefer office-based HCPs for health information. More than 50% of women with rUTI would like to receive UTI health updates. Misinformation exists regarding causes, management, and prevention of UTIs. This study identified perceived barriers as well as preferred educational platforms with the hope that this will drive improvements in UTI-related health education.
ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/j.urology.2024.05.018