Certain epidemiologic factors contributing to the formation of urinary calculous disease [preliminary report]

ABSTRACT

Urolithiasis, one of the common disease of the urinary tract, involves a number of epidemiological aspects. Specific nursing intervention relative to the care of the patient with calculous disease of the urinary tract depends upon the initial and updated nursing assessment. The nurse should be familiar with factors that contribute to stone formation such as environmental, dietary, hereditary factor and ambulation patterns. This study aimed at identifying epidemiological factors leading to the formation of urinary Calculous disease. The results revealed, that most patients are living in crowded poorly ventilated rooms which were hot and highly humid. They prespire perspire a lot especially during summer, they did not drink enough fluids as they should. Their diet was mainly vegetables, proteins and Carbohydrates. They did not know what items of food that are prohibited