Frecuencia de infección del tracto urinario en adolescentes que asisten al Centro de Salud Recreo 2 en el periodo 2020-2021.

Abstract

urinary tract infections (UTI) constitute a frequent problem in primary health care, it is one of the reasons for consultation in women without associated diseases and without morphofunctional alterations. Objective. To determine the frequency of urinary tract infection in adolescents who attend the Recreo 2 health center in the period 2020-2021. Materials and methods. Type of study: descriptive level, method: quantitative; Design: prospective, cross-sectional; Technique: Indirect observation; instrument: questionnaire of questions and indirect observation matrix. Results. It was observed that 50% of the patients who participated in the research are between 17 and 19 years old. According to ethnicity, it was evidenced that 60% of patients are mestizo, the results according to sex allowed us to know that 63% of the patients are female, who presented a higher frequency of urinary tract infections, and the level of education was evidence that 70% of the study population had a secondary educational level followed by 20% of primary education. In the Sector it allowed us to know that 85% of the patients come from urban sectors; The results that were evidenced according to the clinical manifestations, 55% predominated abdominal pain and 32% presented dysuria in adolescents; the causative agent of urinary tract infection that occurred in adolescents is the bacterium Escherichia coli with 82%. Conclusion: there is a certain deficit of knowledge and especially of discipline when applying preventive practices for this pathology.