Prevalence and Predictors of Urinary Tract Infections among Children with Cerebral Palsy in Makurdi, Nigeria

Table 2

Urinary symptoms, constipation, and urinalyses findings among subjects with cerebral palsy and controls without cerebral palsy.

Characteristics	Cerebral palsy (𝑛=52)	Children without CP (𝑛=52)	P  value
Symptoms
Fever	17 (32.7%)	2 (3.8%)	0.0002
Flank/abdominal pain	17 (32.7%)	— (0%)	0.0000
Frequency of urination	27 (51.9%)	— (0%)	0.0000
Dysuria	8 (15.4%)	1 (1.9%)	0.1600
Constipation	21 (40.4%)	7 (13.5%)	0.0026
Enuresis
1°	22 (42.3%)	9 (17.3%)	0.0063
2°	4 (7.7%)	— (0%)	0.0439
Prior history of UTI	20 (38.5%)	7 (13.5%)	0.0045
Urinalysis
Significant haematuria	13 (25.0%)	4 (7.7%)	0.0189
Significant proteinuria	15(28.8%)	6 (11.5%)	0.0301
Significant pyuria	13 (25.0%)	4 (7.7%)	0.0189
Nitrite	12 (23.1%)	1 (1.9%)	0.0015
Urine microscopy
Significant microscopic pyuria	12 (23.1%)	2 (3.8%)	0.0048
Urine Culture	20 (38.5%)	2 (3.8%)	0.0000