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Abstract
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 descriptive
design was adopted. Sample: purposive sampling was used 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 intervention the mean
scores of knowledge, practices and health beliefs of the study group showed a significant increase
compared to the control group (p= < 0.001). The recurrence rate after 3 months reduced among
study group compared to controls (14%vs 32%). Symptoms severity and bothersomeness decreased
significantly after intervention among study group compared to control group especially regarding
incomplete bladder emptying, urination frequency (< 0.001, and 0.001) and botherness (< 0.001,
and 0.004). Conclusion, low level of UTI risk perception was associated with poor practices and
recurrence of UTI during pregnancy, and utilization of HBM in educating pregnant women with
UTI proved to improve knowledge, practices, and beliefs towards the disease in addition to control
UTI in pregnancy. Recommendations provide health education program about UTIs based on
HBM during pregnancy. Periodical screening of pregnant women for early detection and proper
treatment.