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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and associated risk factors of UTI among pregnant women at FHRH, Bahir Dar, January 2011- April 2011

From: Associated risk factors of urinary tract infection among pregnant women at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, North West Ethiopia

 

Culture results

   

Characteristics

Significant bacteriuria No (%)

No significant bacteriuria No (%)

Total No(%)

P, OR, ( 95% CI)

Age

     

15-24

17 (8.5)

183 (91.5)

200 (54.5)

  

25-34

18 (11.3)

141 (88.7)

159 (43.3)

0. 372, 1.374, (0.684, 2.763)

35-44

0 (0)

8 (100)

8 (2.2)

0.999, (0.000)

Educational status

     

Illiterate

7 (10.6)

59 (89.4)

66 (18.0)

0.361, 1.701, (0.544, 5.315)

Read and write

2 (16.7)

10 (83.3)

12 (3.3)

0.233, 2.867, (0.509, 16.155)

Primary

7 (10.4)

60 (89.6)

67 (18.2)

0.376, 1.672, (0.535, 5.224)

High school

13 (10.0)

117 (90.0)

130 (35.4)

0.365, 1.593, (0.582, 4.358)

Higher education

6 (6.5)

86 (93.5)

92 (25.1)

  

Family monthly income (birr)

     

≤ 500 ($37.85)

10 (18.9)

43 (81.1)

53 (14.4)

0.006, 5.581, (1.658, 18.793)

501-1000 ($37.93-$75.70)

12 (12.5)

84 (87.5)

96 (26.2)

0.039, 3.429, (1.065, 11.034)

1001-1500 ($75.76-$113.55)

6 (9.5)

57 (90.5)

63 (17.2)

0.165, 2.526, (0.684, 9.334)

1501-2000 ($113.63-$151.40)

3 (5.5)

52 (94.5)

55 (15.0)

0.678, 1.385, (0.298, 6.423)

> 2000 ($151.40)

4 (4.0)

96 (96.0)

100 (27.2)

  

Gestational age

     

First trimester

7 (16.3)

42 (83.7)

49 (13.4)

  

Second trimester

12 (8.5)

129 (91.5)

141 (38.4)

0.251, 0.558, (0.206, 1.510)

Third trimester

16 (8.5)

161 (91.5)

177 (48.2)

0.287, 0.596, (0.230,1.543)

N o of sexual intercourses per week

    

Less than three

30 (8.7)

317 (91.3)

347 (94.5)

0.032, 3.520, (1.197,10.363)

Three or more

5 (25.0)

15 (75.0)

20 (5.5)

  

Genitourinary abnormality

     

Yes

1 (12.5)

7 (87.5)

8 (2.2)

0.555, 1.366, (0.163, 11.432)

No

34 (9.5)

325 (90.5)

359 (97.8)

  

History of catheterization

     

Yes

2 (16.7)

10 (83.3)

12 (3.3)

0.320,1.952, (0.410, 9.286)

No

33 (9.3)

322 (90.7)

355 (96.7)

  

History of UTI

     

Yes

19 (18.1)

86 (81.9)

105 (28.6)

0.000, 3.397, (1.672, 6.902)

No

16 (6.1)

246 (93.9)

262 (71.4)

  

Parity

     

Nullipara

17 (11.3)

133 (88.7)

150 (40.9)

  

Primipara

10 (12.3)

146 (87.7)

156 (42.5)

0.134, 0.536, (0.237, 1.211)

Multipara

8 (13.1)

53 (86.9)

61 (16.6)

0.717, 1.181, (0.481, 2.901)

Haemoglobin level

     

< 11 mg/dl

8 (27.6)

21 (72.4)

29 (7.9)

0.003, 4.388, (1.776, 10.839)