Urogenital Tract Infection

Original Article

Evaluating Family Physicians’ Knowledge of Urinary Tract Infection in Southern Iran: Scale Development: Hourvash Haghighinejad, Parisa Jooya, Raziye Saeedizade, Kaveh Taghipour, Fatemeh Malekpour; Urogenit Tract Infect 2023;18(1):24-31. Published online April 30, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14777/uti.2023.18.1.24

Abstract PDF PubReader ePub: Purpose: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) often present with nonspecific symptoms in childhood and can result in serious complications. Therefore, it is imperative for the proper diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of this affliction. We first designed a valid and reliable questionnaire. Subsequently, the study evaluated the knowledge of family physicians regarding pediatric UTI.
Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was designed to evaluate the family physicians’ knowledge of pediatric UTIs. The face and content validity and reliability of the questionnaire were first evaluated in a pilot study. Subsequently, doctors were asked to complete the questionnaire and data-collecting form delivered at their workplace.
Results: The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were deemed acceptable after omitting two questions. Cronbach's alpha of the final questionnaire was 0.71. More than 75% of the participants answered each question correctly. Approximately 50% of the physicians were post-graduates. Age was determined to be negatively correlated, and the "number of years of graduation" was positively correlated with the total score of the questionnaire.
Conclusions: The designed questionnaire had acceptable validity and reliability. Moreover, family physicians’ knowledge of pediatric UTIs was found to be favorable.

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