Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of UTI-confirmed geriatrics. ETB Ethiopian Birr, others types of job farmer, cultural drink (tela, tej and areki) workers and food handler, UTI urinary tract infection.

Age (years)

65–75

103 (63.2%)

26 (63.2%)

129 (63.2%)

76–85

43 (63.2%)

19 (63.2%)

62 (30.4%)

≥ 86

8 (63.2%)

5 (63.2%)

13 (6.37%)

Gender

Male

14 (63.2%)

3 (63.2%)

17 (8.3%)

Female

140 (63.2%)

47 (63.2%)

187 (91.7%)

Education level

No formal education

118 (63.2%)

40 (63.2%)

158 (77.5%)

Primary level

24 (63.2%)

6 (63.2%)

30 (14.7%)

Secondary level and above

12 (63.2%)

4 (63.2%)

16 (7.8%)

Income status (ETB)

No monthly income

89 (63.2%)

0 (63.2%)

89 (43.6%)

1000–2000

22 (63.2%)

18 (63.2%)

40 (19.6%)

2001–3000

15 (63.2%)

18 (63.2%)

33 (16.2%)

3001–4000

19 (63.2%)

8 (63.2%)

27 (13.2%)

≥ 4001

9 (63.2%)

6 (63.2%)

15 (7.35%)

Residence

Urban

106 (63.2%)

15 (63.2%)

121 (59.3%)

Rural

48 (63.2%)

35 (63.2%)

83 (40.7%)

Occupation

Private employee

5 (63.2%)

4 (63.2%)

9 (4.4%)

House wife

22 (63.2%)

11 (63.2%)

33 (16.2%)

Merchant

8 (63.2%)

3 (63.2%)

11 (5.4%)

No job

108 (63.2%)

30 (63.2%)

138 (67.7%)

Others

11 (63.2%)

2 (63.2%)

13 (6.4%)

Fever

Yes

115 (72.3%)

44 (27.7%)

159 (77.9%)

No

39 (86.7%)

6 (13.3%)

45 (22.1%)

Dysuria

Yes

88 (75.2%)

29 (24.8%)

117 (57.4%)

No

66 (75.9%)

21 (24.1%)

87 (42.6%)

Urgent urination

Yes

111 (71.6%)

44 (28.4%)

155 (76%)

No

43 (87.8%)

6 (12.2%)

49 (24%)

Frequent urination

Yes

117 (71.3%)

47 (28.7%)

164 (80.4%)

No

37 (92.5%)

3 (7.5%)

40 (19.6%)

Vomiting

Yes

50 (74.6%)

17 (25.4%)

67 (32.8%)

No

104 (75.9%)

33 (24.1%)

137 (67.2%)

Loin pain

Yes

133 (76%)

42 (24%)

175 (85.8%)

No

21 (72.4%)

8 (27.6%)

29 (14.2%)

Abdominal pain

Yes

75 (75%)

25 (25%)

100 (49%)

No

79 (76%)

25 (24%)

104 (51%)