Knowledge and Attitudes of Patients with Urolithiasis among Lithotripsy in Kirkuk City

Abstract

Objective: To assess urolithiasis patients knowledge and attitude toward lithotripsy in Kirkuk city as well as to find out the relationship between patients knowledge, attitude and some socio-demographic characteristic such as such as age, gender ,educational level , address and job. The non- experimental approach and descriptive design was used the study. The study was conducted at Kirkuk general hospital (Lithotripsy unite ) in Kirkuk city and during the period from unite from 5th July 2017 to the 27nd of April 2018. Purposive sample consist of (100) definitely diagnosed with urolithiasis and needed for lithotripsy. Patients selected from adult patients who were attended to Azadi Teaching Hospital and Kirkuk General Hospital in Kirkuk city( Lithotripsy unit ). For the purpose of data collection, a questionnaire was constructed. which contain of (55) items, the demographic data, medical data, knowledge and attitude of the Patients. The data were collected through the use of interview. The findings of the study indicated that (37%) of the patients were in age group between (21-30), (56%) were females, (66%) living in urban. (59%) were married , (27%) were house wife, (20%) were an able to read and write, (33%) had middle monthly income(employed)