Research Article
Urinary Tract Infections and Preeclampsia among Pregnant Women Attending Two Hospitals in Mwanza City, Tanzania: A 1:2 Matched Case-Control Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women enrolled.
| | Patient characteristics | Cases,
number (%) | Controls,
number (%) | All,
number (%) |
| | Residence | | | | | Urban | 118 (90.1) | 228 (87.0) | 346 (88.0) | | Rural | 13 (9.9) | 34 (13.0) | 47 (12.0) |
| | Marital Status | | | | | Married | 113 (86.3) | 236 (90.1) | 349 (88.8) | | Single | 18 (13.7) | 26 (9.9) | 44 (11.2) |
| | Occupation | | | | | Peasants | 20 (15.3) | 54 (20.6) | 74 (18.8) | | No formal occupation | 40 (30.5) | 78 (30.0) | 118 (30.1) | | Petty trader | 50 (38.2) | 103 (39.3) | 153 (38.9) | | Employed | 21 (16.0) | 27 (10.3) | 48 (12.2) |
| | Religion | | | | | Christian | 102 (77.9) | 200 (76.3) | 302 (76.8) | | Muslim | 29 (22.1) | 62 (23.7) | 91 (23.2) |
| | Level of Education | | | | | None | 10 (7.6) | 11 (4.2) | 21 (5.3) | | Primary | 74 (56.5) | 161 (61.5) | 235 (59.8) | | Secondary | 29 (22.1) | 72 (27.5) | 101 (25.7) | | College | 18 (13.8) | 18 (6.9) | 36 (9.2) |
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