A study of urinary infections in school going female children.

Beninngton, Fouty and Hugie (1972) were of the opinion that freedom between two sexes of school going girls and not the standard of living was directly related to urinary infection. Such infections, in western countries, ranged between 0.5-3.5% of girls. Present study reveals that a high percentage of significant bactcriuria were found in 8% positive cases among the school going girls and 20% infection in low-class girls, 12.5% in middle income group and 5.2% in upper income group. Low standard of living and ignorance may be attributed to higher percent of infection (JPMA 30:165, 1980).