Abstract: Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are frequently encountered and recurrent in pregnancy posing a great therapeutic challenge and serious complications in the mother and fetus. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of health beliefs model-based education on the control of urinary infection among pregnant women. Design: Quazi-experimental design was adopted. Sample: purposive sampling was applied to recruit 100 pregnant women attending at primary health care (PHC) centers in Ismailia city. They were divided into an intervention group (50) and control group (50). Tools: Data were collected before and 3 month after intervention using a structured interviewing questionnaire, UTI Symptoms Assessment questionnaire (UTISA) and urine analysis and culture record. Results: After interventionthe mean scores of knowledge, practices and health beliefs of the study group displayed a significant increase compared to the control group (p= < 0.001).The recurrence rate after 3 months reduced among......
Key Word: Health Belief Model, pregnancy, prevention, secondary prevention, Urinary tract infections, recurrence.
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