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Table 5 Univariate logistic regression of risk factors for the prevalence of UTI in male and female patients

From: Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of Uropathogens from cases of urinary tract infections (UTI) in Shashemene referral hospital, Ethiopia

Association between risk factors and UTI

Risk factors

The frequency (%) of occurrence of risk factors

The prevalence (%) of UTI

P-value

X2

COR (95% CI)

Positive

Negative

Catheter use

Yes

39(10.2)

3(7.9)

36(10.4)

0.348

0.881

0.507(0.122–2.096)

No

345(89.8)

35(92.1)

310(89.6)

  

1

Severe underlying illness

Yes

47(12.2)

2(5.3)

45(13.0)

0.082

3.033

0.240(0.048–1.196)

No

337(87.8)

36(94.7)

301(87.0)

  

1

Improper storage

Yes

247(64.3)

10(26.3)

237(68.5)

0.000*

23.691

0.121(0.052–0.284)

No

137(35.7)

28(73.7)

109(31.5)

  

1

Place of residence

Rural

223(58.1)

29(76.3)

214(61.8)

0.000*

13.089

4.648(2.022–10.683)

Urban

161(41.9)

9(23.7)

132(38.2)

  

1

Age

Child

12(3.1)

11(3.2)

1(2.6)

0.737

0.113

1.436(0.174–11.883)

Young

123(32)

110(31.8)

13(34.2)

0.716

0.132

1.152(0.537–2.468)

Adult

104(27.1)

98(28.3)

6(15.8)

0.085

2.97

2.332(0.891–6.106)

Old

145(37.8)

127(36.7)

18(47.4)

  

1

Sex

Female

266(69.3)

243(70.2)

23(60.5)

0.206

1.60

1.569(0.781–3.153)

Male

118(30.7)

103(29.8)

15(39.5)

  

1

  1. N.B.*significant at p < 0.05, Numbers in bracket indicates percentages, AOR Crude Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval and 1 = Reference category