Table 3.
Multivariate analysis of factors associated with urinary tract infection among women with established preterm labor at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital (N = 385)
| Variable | Category | cOR (95%CI) | P | aOR (95%CI) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||
| Level of education | No formal | 7.31(2.01–26.73) | 0.003 | 8.00(1.75–36.48) | 0.007* | |
| Primary | 3.32(1.19–9.01) | 0.021 | 2.20(0.71–6.89) | 0.171 | ||
| Secondary | 2.13(0.77–5.69) | 0.147 | 1.81(0.59–5.55) | 0.304 | ||
| Tertiary | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Occupation | Formal employee | Ref | Ref | |||
| Unemployed | 2.01(1.14–3.37) | 0.014 | 2.72(1.38–5.23) | 0.003* | ||
| Informal | 0.82(0.42–1.70) | 0.640 | 0.9(0.42–2.16) | 0.901 | ||
| Monthly income | ≥ 500,000Ugx | Ref | Ref | |||
| < 500,000Ugx | 1.90(1.08–3.23) | 0.026 | 2.55(1.29–5.16) | 0.007* | ||
| Obstetric characteristics | ||||||
| History of UTI | No | Ref | Ref | |||
| Yes | 3.20(2.02–5.07) | < 0.001 | 4.60(2.64–8.25) | < 0.001* | ||
| Parity | < 1 | Ref | Ref | |||
| ≥ 1 | 1.62(1.02–2.65) | 0.040 | 1.90(1.07–3.45) | 0.028* | ||
| Gestation age (weeks) | Extreme | Ref | Ref | |||
| Very | 2.20(1.17–4.15) | 0.014 | 2.41(1.17–4.92) | 0.017* | ||
| Moderate | 5.72(2.88–11.17) | < 0.001 | 5.64(2.59–24.42) | < 0.001* | ||
| Late | 7.01(3.71–13.15) | < 0.001 | 11.40(5.28–24.42) | < 0.001* | ||
| Medical characteristics | ||||||
| Diabetes | No | Ref | Ref | |||
| Yes | 3.20(1.57–6.45) | 0.001 | 3.11(1.33–7.12) | 0.009* | ||
| HIV status | Negative | Ref | Ref | |||
| Positive | 3.11(1.25–7.72) | 0.015 | 1.62(0.57–4.49) | 0.373 | ||
cOR: Crude odds ratio, CI: confidence interval; bold P value is P < 0.05, aOR: adjusted odds ratio. Ugx: Ugandan Shillings