Table 1 Prevalence of UTI and demographic characteristic of study population (N = 385) at Gondar University Hospital, March 22 to April 30, 2011
Characteristics | No. Tested (%) | No. negative (%) | No. Positive (%) | Chi-square (x2) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age(years) | |||||
16-20 | 71(18.4) | 63(88.7) | 8(11.3) | ||
21-25 | 128(33.3) | 115(89.8) | 13(10.2) | ||
26-30 | 132(34.3) | 119(90.2) | 13(9.8) | 1.840 | 0 .871 |
31-35 | 32(8.3) | 29(90.6) | 3(9.4) | ||
36-40 | 19(4.9) | 17(89.5) | 2(10.5) | ||
41-45 | 3(0.8) | 2(66.7) | 1(33.3) | ||
Address | |||||
Urban | 338(87.8) | 303(89.6) | 35(10.4) | 0.004 | 0.952 |
Rural | 47(12.2) | 42(89.4) | 5(10.6) | ||
Marital status | |||||
Married | 383(99.5) | 343(89.6) | 40(10.4) | 0.233 | 0.629 |
Other | 2(.5) | 2(100) | 0(0) | ||
Educational status | |||||
Illiterate | 67(17.4) | 64(95.6) | 3(4.5) | ||
Primary(1–8) | 108(28.1) | 96(88.9) | 12(11.1) | 3.503 | 0.320 |
Secondary(9–12) | 140(36.4) | 122(87.1) | 18(12.9) | ||
Higher ≫ 12 | 70(18.1) | 63(90) | 7(10) | ||
Symptom of UTI | |||||
Yes | 85(22.1) | 72(84.7) | 13(15.3) | 2.818 | 0.093 |
No | 300(77.9) | 273(91) | 27(9) | ||
Gravidity | |||||
1-3 | 324(84.2) | 291(89.8) | 33(10.2) | ||
4-6 | 47(12.2) | 42(89.4) | 5(10.6) | 0. 482 | 0. .923 |
7-9 | 13(3.4) | 11(84.6) | 2(15.4) | ||
≫9 | 1(.2) | 1(100) | 0(0) | ||
Parity | |||||
Nullipara | 144(37.4) | 131(91) | 13(9) | ||
One | 83(21.6) | 75(99.4) | 8(9.6) | 0.791 | 0.673 |
Multipara | 158(41) | 139(88) | 19(12) | ||
Trimester | |||||
1st | 51(13.2) | 50(98) | 1(2) | ||
2nd | 166(43.1) | 148(89.2) | 18(10.8) | 4.732 | 0.094 |
3rd | 168(43.6) | 147(87.5) | 21(12.5) | ||
History of catheterization | |||||
Yes | 13(3.4) | 8(61.5) | 5(38.4) | 11.388 | 0.001 |
No | 372(96.6) | 337(90.6) | 35(9.4 | ||
History of UTI | |||||
Yes | 47(12.2) | 34(72.3) | 13(6.4) | 17.150 | 0.001 |
No | 338(87.8) | 311(92) | 27(8) | ||