Magnitude and Its Associated Factors of Urinary Tract Infection among Adult Patients Attending Tigray Region Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2019
Table 4
Regression analysis of associated factors with urinary tract infection among adult patients attending the OPD in Tigray region hospitals, Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 472).
Variables
UTI
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
value
No
Yes
Sex
Male
233
28
1.00
1.00
Female
153
58
3.15 [1.92–5.17]
3.5 [1.88–6.51]
<0.001
Residence
Urban
213
38
1.00
1.00
Rural
173
48
1.55[0.97–2.49]
1.63 [0.91–2.88]
0.096
Weather condition
Highland
75
5
1.00
1.00
Lowland
311
81
3.90 [1.53–9.98]
2.72 [0.99–7.50]
0.052
Daily water intake
>7 glasses of water
126
11
1.00
1.00
≤7 glasses of water
260
75
3.30 [1.69–6.44]
2.16 [1.02–4.58]
0.043
Intake of Coca-Cola, tea, and coffee
Yes
61
8
1.00
1.00
No
325
78
1.83 [0.84–3.98]
1.60 [0.65–3.92]
0.306
Urine passing frequency
≥5 times per day
118
10
1.00
1.00
<5 times per day
268
76
3.35 [1.67–6.69]
2.32 [1.08–4.96]
0.030
History of urinary obstructive disease
No
353
68
1.00
1.00
Yes
33
18
2.83 [1.50–5.31]
2.67 [1.03–6.90]
0.042
Diabetes mellitus
No
364
63
1.00
1.00
Yes
22
23
6.04 [3.17–11.48]
4.03 [1.69–9.63]
.002
Hypertension
No
338
64
1.00
1.00
Yes
48
22
2.42 [1.36–4.28]
1.53 [0.68–3.43]
0.298
History of spinal cord injury
No
343
46
1.00
1.00
Yes
43
40
1.46 [0.81–2.64]
1.67 [0.71–3.96]
0.237
History of UTI
No
343
46
1.00
1.00
Yes
43
40
6.93 [4.08–11.77]
4.40 [2.31–8.39]
<0.001
History of catheterization
No
357
70
1.00
1.00
Yes
29
16
2.81 [1.45–5.45]
2.00 [0.86–4.67]
0.106
History of urolithiasis
No
355
73
1.00
1.00
Yes
31
13
2.04 [1.02–4.08]
1.56 [0.62–3.91]
0.345
NB 1.00 = reference; the bold indicates statistically significant.
