Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Pregnant Women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Prevalence, Causal Agents, and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility
Table 2
Association of background and clinical characteristics with ASBU in pregnant women attending antenatal care services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (N = 281).
Variables
No. tested
Positive for ASBU (%)
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
value
Frequency of vaginal douching per day
≤Two times
117
14 (12)
1.65 (0.83, 3.27)
1.83 (0.82, 4.07)
0.14
≥Three times
164
30 (18.3)
History of chronic disease
Yes
52
10 (19.2)
0.86 (0.39, 1.96)
0.84 (0.34, 2.07)
0.70
No
229
34 (14.8)
Parity
Primipara
183
27 (14.8)
1.21 (0.63, 2.36)
1.14 (0.45, 2.88)
0.78
Multipara
98
17 (17.3)
Stage of pregnancy
First trimester
103
19 (18.4)
0.77 (0.35, 1.66)
0.90 (0.35, 2.34)
0.83
Second trimester
90
12 (13.3)
1.13 (0.48, 2.63)
Third trimester
88
13 (14.8)
Serology test status
+ve for HIV/AIDS
13
3 (23.1)
0.61 (0.16, 2.30)
0.33 (0.75, 1.48)
0.15
+ve for HiBsAg
14
2 (14.3)
1.09 (0.23, 5.05)
−ve for both
254
39 (15.4)
VDRL test status
Positive
18
2 (11.1)
3.32 (0.43, 25.63)
3.00 (0.39, 27.77)
0.27
Negative
236
42 (17.8)
History of treatment for UTI in this pregnancy
Yes
89
13 (14.6)
1.23 (0.59, 2.58)
1.51 (0.62, 3.67)
0.36
No
192
31 (16.1)
Note: history of chronic disease includes diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HPT), and renal calculi (RC). HIV/AIDS: human immune-deficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, HiBsAg: hepatitis B surface antigen, VDRL test: venereal disease (syphilis antibody) test, no.: number. Reference.
