Assessment of Knowledge and Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infections among Kanyakumari Population

A community-based survey was conducted to evaluate the knowledge and prevalence rate of Urinary Tract Infections among the residents of Kanyakumari district. The data was obtained from individuals of both genders with age group ranging from 1 to 80 using self-structured questionnaires. The results of this study revealed that the prevalence of UTI among the study group was about 45% and 20.33% of the study group was unaware of UTI. It was found that there exist people without adequate knowledge on UTI restricting them from taking remedial measures during episodes of UTI. This study came to a conclusion that awareness programs are required to address the gaps on UTI among public especially among youngsters.