Table 5 Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with UTI at BHUTH, 2023.
Variable | Category | Significant bacteriuria | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes; N (%) | No; N (%) | |||||
Gender | Male | 16 (11.1) | 128 (88.9) | 1 | 1 | – |
Female | 23 (21.9) | 82 (78.1) | 2.244 (1.119–4.499) | 2.138 (1.044–4.379) | 0.038* | |
Marital status | Single | 7 (12.1) | 51 (87.9) | 1 | 1 | – |
Married | 27 (18.4) | 120 (81.6) | 0.603 (0.25–1.680) | 0.172 (0.153–2.138 | 0.119 | |
Divorced | 3 (13.6) | 19 (86.4) | 1.25 (0.339–1.6730) | 0.454 (0.94–2.208 | 0.328 | |
Widowed | 2 (9.1) | 20 (90.9) | 1.578 (0.381–4.147) | 1.997 (0.838–4.758 | 0.406 | |
Educational status | Primary | 4 (10.8) | 34 (89.2) | 1 | – | – |
No formal education | 26 (19.1) | 110 (80.9) | 0.520 (0.153–2.306 | 0.489 (0.457–2.234) | 0.253 | |
Secondary | 3 (12) | 25 (88) | 1.884 (0.859–4.27) | 1.753 (0836–4.177) | 0.599 | |
College | 6 (12.8) | 41 (87.1) | 0.84 (0.77–1.879) | 0.792 (0.754–1.799) | 0.189 | |
Duration of DM | ≤ 5 year | 14(10.5) | 120 (89.5) | 1 | 1 | – |
> 5 year | 25 (21.7) | 90 (78.3) | 2.381 (1.172–4.838 | 2.300 (1.11–4.761) | 0.025* | |
Symptom of UTI | Yes | 11 (22.4) | 38 (77.6) | 1.778 (0.814–3.882 | 1.694 (0.671–4.751) | – |
No | 28 (14) | 172 (86) | 1 | 1 | 0.162 | |
Past history of UTI | Yes | 18 (26.9) | 49 (73.1) | 2.816 (1.39–5.706) | 2.520 (1.219–5.209 | 0.013* |
No | 21 (11.5) | 161 (88.5) | 1 | 1 | – | |
Antibiotic usage | Yes | 14 (15.4) | 77 (84.6) | 0.962 (0.545–2.228 | 0.892 (0.426–2.16) | – |
No | 25 (15.8) | 133 (84.2) | 1 | 1 | 0.222 | |
Type of DM | Type 1 | 16 (16.7) | 80 (83.3) | 1 | 1 | – |
Type II | 23 (15) | 130 (85) | 1.131 (0.628–2.889 | 1.11 (0.501–2.755) | 0.308 | |
