Analysis of correlation between defecation posture and risk of urinary tract infections among adolescent populations
| Autor: | Subramani Parasuraman, Lim Ee Wen, Aaseer Thamby Sam, Parayil Varghese Christapher, Krishnamoorthy Venkates Kumar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Environmental Disease, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp 77-82 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2468-5690 2468-5704 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/2468-5690.185305 |
| Popis: | Objective: To assess the correlation between defecation posture and risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) rates among a representative adolescent sample in Malaysia Methods: The study was conducted between February 2015 and September 2015 using Google forms. A total of 568 enrolled and 551 participated in the study. The online questionnaire was divided into three sections viz., informed consent info; demographic details; knowledge and attitude analysis. The form was circulated online to obtain the responses. Results: The mean age of study participants was 23.99 6.04 years. Majority of the study population used western type of toilet and felt comfortable with it. In the public context (movie halls, shopping malls etc.), most of the study participants preferred to use Indian/squatting type of toilet to avoid bodily contact with the toilet bowl. The study population was Malaysian. The respondents normally defecated at least once a day and normally took |
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