Urine Screening for a Sample of Egyptian School Students: Two Centers Experience

Urinalysis as a simple, non invasive and inexpensive laboratory test remains to be the cornerstone tool in the assessment of the urinary system. It can be easily used for screening of kidney diseases. Previously many screening programs using urinalysis have been carried out using reagent strips testing, and their effectiveness in evaluating kidney disorders with relatively low costs [1,2]. Mass urine screening test enable general pediatrician to detect the prevalence of disorders of urinary system [3] aiming to improve the sequlae in this vulnerable group of population [4]. Since the prevalence of kidney disorders in most of Arabian countries like Egypt still not known, this work was done to screen the urinary samples of primary school students in Gharbia and Aswan Governorates in Egypt by using dipstick method aiming early diagnosis of asymptomatic urinary abnormalities and their underlying predisposing factors mainly renal disorders