Research Article

Evaluation of Sociodemographic Factors among Diabetic Patients with Urinary Tract Infections in Kisii Referral Hospital, Kenya

Table 1

Sociodemographic factors associated with UTI among noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

VariablesFrequency(%)Positive UTI cases(%)

Gender
Male107(59.4)24(64.9)
Female73(40.6)13(35.1)

Age in years
50–5411(6.1)0(0)
55–59139(77.2)25(18)
60–6426(14.4)12(46.2)
65–694(2.2)0(0)

Highest level of education
Primary school16(8.9)6(37.5)
Secondary school39(21.7)10(25.6)
Tertiary institution125(69.4)21(16.8)