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Table 2 The Respondents’ Knowledge of Urinary Tract Infection

From: Profile of chronic kidney disease modifiable risk factors in a rural community of south east Nigeria

Variables

n

%

Knowledge of Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection (n = 143)

 Change in Urine Stream

85

59.4

 Urethral Discharge

21

14.7

 Lower Abdominal Pain

19

13.3

 Fever

10

7.0

 Change in Urine colour

5

3.5

 Dysuria

2

1.4

 Back Pain

1

0.7

 Vomiting

0

0.0

Knowledge of Potential Causes of Kidney Injurya

 Hepatitis

90

62.1

  Kidney Injury

31

21.4

 Diabetes

26

17.9

 Malaria

18

12.4

 Urinary Infection

7

4.8

 Others

12

8.3

  1. aSome respondents gave more than one response