Pediatric Febrile Urinary Tract Infection Caused by ESBL Producing Enterobacteriaceae Species

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants among UTI suspected children (<15 years) at HUCSH from February 1 to July 30, 2018, Hawassa, Ethiopia.

Variables	Category	Number	Percentage
Age	0-4 years	159	56.0
	5-9 years	61	21.5
	10-14	64	22.5
Sex	Male	149	52.5
	Female	135	47.5
Place of residence	Urban	174	61.3
	Rural	110	38.7
Patient type	Outpatient	134	47.2
	Inpatient	150	52.8
Malnourished	Yes	57	20.1
	No	227	79.9
Hospital admission within the past 12 months	Yes	96	33.8
	No	188	66.2
Surgery within the past 6 months	Yes	28	9.9
	No	256	90.1
UTI within the past 12 months	Yes	40	14.1
	No	244	85.9
Paternal education	No education	78	27.5
	Primary	87	30.6
	Secondary and above	119	41.9
Maternal education	No education	109	38.4
	Primary	87	30.6
	Secondary and above	88	31.0
Paternal occupation	Employed	125	44.0
	Merchant	46	16.2
	Farmer	82	28.9
	Daily laborers	31	10.9
Maternal occupation	Housewife	173	60.9
	Employed	61	21.5
	Merchant	50	17.6