Asymptomatic urinary tract infections (AUTI) are common inapparently healthy populations and are detectable in the laboratory as 'significantbacteriuria’.

This study aimed to assess the asymptomaticbacteriuria among the university students and to examine the student's practices andrisk factors that contribute to the occurrence of asymptomatic bacteriuria.

A descriptive cross-sectional study included 184 student selected by stratifiedrandom sampling technique. Data were collected using self-administered onlinequestionnaires that included a personal data, history of UTI, health-related hygienicpractices and dietary preference has and habits. Urine investigation was done for theparticipated students. Descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation were used for dataanalysis.

The finding showed that nearly one-third of the study participantsreported had a previous history of urinary tract infection. The most repeated complaintwas urgency (31%) and side pain (26.6%). Results revealed that (40.2%) were positivefor significant bacteriuria. There was a negative association in the prevalence ofasymptomatic bacteriuria with respect to age. (40.2%). Escherichia Coli was the mostpredominant organism followed closely by Staphylococcus aureus. Ciprofloxacin to bethe most effective antibiotic followed by Amikacin and Nitrofurantoin. Ampicillin,Cloxacillin, and Erythromycin were highly resistant to the isolates.

Theresults of this study emphasize the importance of raising students’ awareness andhabitual practices as a primary prevention of the urinary tract infection.

Routine urine culture test should be carried out periodically toearly detect asymptomatic bacteriuria