Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics by frequency of significant bacteriuria

Variable	Frequency of significant bacteriuria
	Positive
Age (yrs)	No	(%)
<20	01	0.7
20–24	40	29.4
25–29	65	47.8
30–34	21	15.4
35–39	09	6.7
Total	136	100.0
	Positive
Occupation	No	(%)
Unemployed	06	4.4
Unskilled	19	14.0
Skilled	72	52.9
Student	39	28.7
Total	136	100.0
	Positive
Level of education	No	(%)
No formal education	06	4.4
Primary	04	2.9
Secondary	39	28.7
Tertiary	87	64.0
Total	136	100.0
	Positive
History of abortion	No	(%)
No previous abortion	103	75.8
One previous abortion	20	14.7
Two previous abortions	10	7.4
Three previous abortions	03	2.1
Total	136	100.0
	Positive
Estimated gestational age (wks)	No	(%)
<13 (1st Trimester)	03	2.2
14–26 (2nd Trimester)	95	69.8
27–36 (3rd Trimester)	38	28.0
Total	136	100.0