Research Article

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

Table 3

Bivariate analysis between sociodemographic variables and UTI.

VariablesCategoriesUnadjusted odds ratio95% CI value

DepartmentInpatients4.0022.323–6.8950.000
Outpatients1
Age≤19 years0.3590.184–0.6990.003
≥20 years1
GenderFemale2.1301.190–3.8140.011
Male1
ResidenceRural0.7360.409–1.3240.306
Suburban1.1150.499–2.4900.790
Urban1
TribesBairu0.4540.154–1.3410.153
Bakiga4.0430.455–35.9480.210
Bahima1.6920.165–17.3930.658
Baganda0.1240.011–1.3670.088
Others1
Marital statusMarried2.2041.203–4.0370.011
Single0.3930.110–1.4080.151
Others1
Level of educationNo education1.1650.632–2.1480.624
Primary1.2420.610–2.5290.550
Secondary0.8280.375–1.8290.640
Tertiary1
CircumcisionYes0.3820.080–1.8240.228
No1
Sexual intercourseYes0.8250.432–1.5740.559
No1

CI = confidence interval; p = probability; value is statistically significant under logistic regression.