Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the study participants.
| Social demographic characteristics | Female | Male | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | (n = 1898) | ||
| (n = 1546) | (n = 352) | |||
| Patient type | Adult inpatient | 81 (65.9) | 42 (34.1) | 123 (100) |
| Adult outpatient | 1430 (83.7) | 278 (16.3) | 1708 (100) | |
| Child inpatient | 9 (40.9) | 13 (61.9) | 22 (100) | |
| Child outpatient | 28 (62.2) | 17 (37.8) | 45 (100) | |
| Recruitment site | CMR | 21 (61.8) | 13 (38.2) | 34 (100) |
| Kenya Ruiru Family clinic(KRF) | 18 (78.2) | 5 (21.8) | 23 (100) | |
| KIAMBU | 207 (78.1) | 58 (21.9) | 265 (100) | |
| KNH | 101 (59.8) | 68 (40.2) | 169 (100) | |
| MAKUENI | 355 (92.9) | 27(7.1) | 382 (100) | |
| MBAGATHI | 112 (72.3) | 43 (27.7) | 155 (100) | |
| MMM | 320 (83.1) | 65 (16.9) | 385 (100) | |
| NANYUKI | 414 (85.3) | 71 (14.7) | 485 (100) | |
| Study Location | Central Kenya (Nanyuki) | 414 (85.4) | 71 (14.6) | 485 (100) |
| Larger Nairobi Metropolis | 778 (75.5) | 253 (24.5) | 1031 (100) | |
| MAKUENI | 355 (92.9) | 27 (7.1) | 382 (100) | |
| Age group | < 5 years | 10 (33.3) | 20 (66.7) | 30 (100) |
| 6–18 years | 22 (59.4) | 15 (40.6) | 37 (100) | |
| 19–24 years | 425 (92.6) | 34 (7.4) | 459 (100) | |
| 25–30 years | 497 (84.5) | 91 (15.5) | 588 (100) | |
| 31–35 years | 249 (83.3) | 50 (16.7) | 299 (100) | |
| 35–40 years | 142 (78.5) | 39 (21.5) | 181 (100) | |
| 41–45 years | 60 (69.0) | 27 (31.0) | 87 (100) | |
| 46–50 years | 27 (60.0) | 18 (40.0) | 45 (100) | |
| 51–55 years | 21 (65.6) | 11 (34.4) | 32 (100) | |
| 56–60 years | 14 (53.8) | 12 (46.2) | 26 (100) | |
| > 60 years | 35 (50.7) | 34 (49.3) | 69 (100) | |
| UTI knowledge | No | 432 (70.1) | 189 (30.6) | 621 (100) |
| Yes | 1114 (87.2) | 163 (12.8) | 1277 (100) | |
| culture significance | Positive | 917 (89.3) | 110 (10.7) | 1027 (54.1) |
| Negative | 629 (72.2) | 242(27.8) | 871(45.9) | |