Abstract

Nationally, urinary tract infection is more common among childbearing age groups of both
males and females and it poses a dangerous health risk if left untreated. The study aimed at
assessing the occurrence of urinary tract infections among the youths attending Kampala
International University Teaching Hospital. A descriptive cross-sectional study design
quantitative in nature was used. A convenient sampling method was used to recruit 156
respondents for the study. A questionnaire was used for data collection and was analyzed
using SPSS 16.0 software. 94% of the respondents stated that they were sexually active where
80% stated having one partner and 14% having two partners. 52% stated that they had been
hospitalized with indwelling urethral catheters. 6% stated they were not sexually active. The
researcher concluded that most of the youths had exposure to UTI in many different ways at
some point in their life. We recommend health workers properly treat UTIs and give
preventive measures to those at risk of getting infected.