Parent's opinions on the diagnosis of children under 2 years of age with urinary tract infection

Abstract BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infection (UTI) in childhood can be diagnosed in 5% of febrile infants. Renal scarring is associated with increasing numbers of UTI episodes, and the incidence of renal scarring rises with each urinary infection. High levels of awareness of childhood UTI are important among both professionals and parents. Whilst problems for professionals in making the diagnosis have been explored, few data exist concerning parental understanding and perspectives. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess parental understanding of UTI in their child and identify any delay perceived in the diagnosis, along with identifying how helpful parents had found any information that they had been given. METHODS: Subjects were the parents of children aged