Maternal Age and Stage of Pregnancy as Determinants of UTI in Pregnancy: A Case of Tamale, Ghana

Table 4

Association between maternal age, stage of pregnancy, and identified microorganism.

		Candiduria		Total	Bacteriuria		Total
		No	Yes		No	Yes
Age group	15-25 years	30	20	50	42	8	50
		60.0%	40.0%	100.0%	84.0%	16.0%	100.0%
	26-35 years	41	11	52	46	6	52
		78.8%	21.2%	100.0%	88.5%	11.5%	100.0%
	36-45 years	43	13	56	56	0	56
		76.8%	23.2%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%
Total		114	44	158	144	14	158
		72.2%	27.8%	100.0%	91.1%	8.9%	100.0%
Trimester	First	43	18	61	53	8	61
		70.5%	29.5%	100.0%	86.9%	13.1%	100.0%
	Second	34	15	49	43	6	49
		69.4%	30.6%	100.0%	87.8%	12.2%	100.0%
	Third	37	11	48	48	0	48
		77.1%	22.9%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%
Total		114	44	158	144	14	158
		72.2%	27.8%	100.0%	91.1%	8.9%	100.0%

Source: Field data (2021).