Research Article

Magnitude and Its Associated Factors of Urinary Tract Infection among Adult Patients Attending Tigray Region Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2019

Table 2

Clinical characteristics among adult patients attending the OPD in Tigray region hospitals, Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 472).

VariablesFrequency (n)Percentage (%)

BMI categoryUnderweight316.6
Normal (healthy) weight39884.3
Overweight and obese439.1

DMNo42790.5
Yes459.5

HypertensionNo40285.2
yes7014.8

Spinal cord injuryNo39583.7
Yes7716.3

Previous history of UTINo38982.4
Yes8317.6

Previous history of urolithiasisNo42890.7
Yes449.3

Urinary obstructive diseaseNo42189.2
Yes5110.8

History of catheterizationNo42790.5
Yes459.5

If female, pregnancy N = 211No20295.7
Yes94.3

If male, circumcision N = 261No83.1
Yes25396.9