Research Article
Predictors of Urinary Tract Infections in Children and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern in the Buea Health District, South West Region, Cameroon
Table 2
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants.
| | Characteristics | Case group (%) | Control group (%) |
| | Demographic | | Gender | Male | 97 (48.5) | 100 (48.8) | | Female | 103 (51.5) | 105 (51.2) | | Total | 200 | 205 |
| | Age (years) | 1–5 | 52 (26) | 45 (22.0) | | 6–10 | 95 (47.5) | 99 (48.3) | | 11–15 | 53 (26.5) | 61 (29.8) | | Total | 200 | 205 |
| | Clinical | | Specific symptoms | Frequent urination | 158 (79) | NA | | Dysuria | 49 (24.5) | NA | | Hematuria | 11 (5.5) | NA | | Urgency | 52 (26) | NA | | Nocturia | 126 (63) | NA | | Incontinence | 68 (34) | NA | | Backpain | 24 (12) | NA |
| | Nonspecific symptoms | Fever | 124 (62) | NA | | Vomiting | 78 (39) | NA | | Diarrhea | 37 (18.5) | NA | | Abdominal pain | 71 (35.5) | NA | | Flank pain | 23 (11.5) | NA | | Headache | 92 (46) | NA | | Nausea | 14 (7) | NA | | Anorexia | 13 (6.5) | NA |
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NA: not applicable. Participants who reported the presence of this symptom were those >5 years old. |
