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A situation analysis of diagnostic and management strategies for gestational Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Kisumu County, Kenya: Maternal health implications and opportunities for diagnostic improvement
Samarasinghe, Shivanthi Toko, Eunice Namuyenga Eze, Ukpai A. Furaha, Esther Anthony, Itodo S. Kapasi, Tariq Ouma, Collins Ochieng, Bertha
Samarasinghe, Shivanthi
Toko, Eunice Namuyenga
Eze, Ukpai A.
Furaha, Esther
Anthony, Itodo S.
Kapasi, Tariq
Ouma, Collins
Ochieng, Bertha
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2025-11-26
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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes, yet epidemiological data on gestational UTIs in Kenya are limited. This study assessed diagnostic and management practices in Kisumu County to inform diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship. A hospital-based retrospective study was conducted from February 2020 to February 2021 among 416 records of pregnant women at Chulaimbo and Nyahera Sub-County Hospitals. Socio-demographic, laboratory, and clinical history data were collected using structured forms and analysed in STATA 16.0. Statistical methods included chi-square, multivariate logistic regression, and Spearman’s rank correlation (p ≤ 0.05). Dipstick-based presumptive proportion of UTIs was 57.9% (241/416). Only 1.4% (6/416) had microbiological confirmation despite infections being recorded. The mean maternal age was 23.92 years, parity two, mean antenatal visits two, and mean haemoglobin 10.73 ± 1.8 g/dL. The first antenatal care attendance occurred at varying gestational ages in 56% (233/416). Antibiotics prescribed were 60% from WHO ‘Access’ group and 40% from ‘Watch’ group. Gestational UTI’s in Kisumu County were frequently managed without confirmatory diagnosis, increasing antimicrobial resistance risk. Strengthening management requires better laboratory capacity, sustained financial investment, improved antibiotic access, and adherence to WHO AWaRe guidelines to protect maternal and neonatal health.
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Samarasinghe, S., Toko, E. N., Eze, U. A., Furaha, E., Anthony, I. S., Kapasi, T., Ouma, C., & Ochieng, B. (2025). A situation analysis of diagnostic and management strategies for gestational Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Kisumu County, Kenya: Maternal health implications and opportunities for diagnostic improvement. Microbiology Research, 16(12), 250. https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres16120250
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© 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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This research was funded by De Montfort University’s QR-Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) 2021, This funding body provided financial support for data collection, analysis and interpretation. Furthermore, the APC was funded by the DMU Open Access fund (2025), enabling the research article to be made open access.