Research Article

Prevalence of Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections and Associated Factors among Patients Attending Hospitals in Bushenyi District, Uganda

Table 1

Age-specific prevalence of bacterial uropathogens.

Age rangePositive UTI (%)Negative UTI (%)Total (%)

<17 (8.1)13 (7.2)20 (7.5)
1–95 (5.8)28 (15.5)33 (12.4)
10–191 (1.2)19 (10.5)20 (7.5)
20–2928 (32.6)36 (19.9)64 (24.0)
30–3910 (11.6)22 (12.2)32 (12.0)
40–4910 (11.6)20 (11.0)30 (11.2)
50–598 (9.3)19 (10.5)27 (10.1)
≥6017 (19.8)24 (13.3)41 (15.4)
Total86 (100)181 (100)267 (100)