Abstract

Urinary tract infection is widespread among pregnant women and is accompanying adverse
maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes. Even so, no data exist regarding this problem in
Bushenyi, the catchment area for KIUTH to guide specific management and thus to avert the
adverse consequences. The aims is to assess the urinary tract infection among pregnant women
attending ANC in KIUTH first trimester and its associated risk factors and to investigate the most
common antibacterial agent used by infected pregnant women, in a total of about 350 pregnant
women who attend the obstetrics and gynecology clinic with the inclusion criteria are to be
included. The clinical symptoms such as frequency of micturition, dysuria, lower abdominal pain,
urine color change, painful burning sensation, incomplete bladder evacuation will be utilized
among the infected women. Since the symptoms are a good predictor for urinary tract infection
during pregnancy, so early screening for pathogens and proper treatment for infected cases
should be instituted.