Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of 210 Fistula patients investigated for UTIs at Hamlin Fistula hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
10–15 | 2 | 1.0 |
16–20 | 49 | 23.3 |
21–25 | 118 | 56.2 |
26–30 | 25 | 11.9 |
31–40 | 9 | 4.3 |
36–40 | 6 | 2.9 |
>40 | 1 | 0.5 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 196 | 93.3 |
Urban | 14 | 6.7 |
Educational status | ||
Illiterate | 163 | 77.6 |
Primary school | 44 | 21.0 |
Above primary school | 3 | 1.4 |
Occupations | ||
Merchant | 34 | 16.2 |
Farmer | 62 | 29.5 |
Student | 17 | 8.1 |
House Wife | 67 | 31.9 |
Daily Laborer | 23 | 11.0 |
Others | 7 | 3.3 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 72 | 34.3 |
Married | 61 | 29.0 |
Divorced | 77 | 36.7 |
Personal income (ETB) | ||
Less than 500 | 134 | 63.8 |
500–1000 | 51 | 24.3 |
1001–1500 | 17 | 8.1 |
Above 1500 | 8 | 3.8 |
Previous history of catheterization | ||
Yes | 99 | 47.1 |
No | 111 | 52.9 |
Previous history of UTI | ||
Yes | 85 | 40.5 |
No | 125 | 59.5 |