Table 1.
Prevalence and risk factors among of urinary tract infection among pregnant women
| Characteristics | N | No infected (%) | No mixed infection (%) | P |
| Parity | ||||
| Nulliparous | 105 | 43(40.9) | 3(6.7) | 0.0003, 0.610* |
| Primiparous | 70 | 47(67. 1) | 6(12.8) | |
| Multiparous | 45 | 31(68.8) | 4(12.9) | |
| Gravidity | ||||
| Primigravidae | 28 | 11(39.3) | 1(9.1) | 0.482, 0.876* |
| Multigravidae | 192 | 10(57.3) | 12(10.9) | |
| Gestational age | ||||
| 1st Trimester | 36 | 15(41.7) | 2(13.3) | 0.006,0.872* |
| 2nd Trimester | 96 | 48(50.0) | 4(8.3) | |
| 3rd Trimester | 88 | 58(65.9) | 7(12.1) | |
| Educational status | ||||
| Tertiary | 24 | 9(37.5) | 0(0.0) | 0.205, 0.070* |
| Secondary | 117 | 66(56.4) | 4(6.1) | |
| Primary | 47 | 25(53.2) | 4(16.0) | |
| None | 32 | 21(65.6) | 5(23.8) | |
| Age (Years) | ||||
| 16–20 | 15 | 1(6.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.051, 0.461* |
| 21–25 | 44 | 3(52.3) | 2(8.7) | |
| 26–30 | 110 | 67 (60.9) | 7(10.4) | |
| 31–35 | 35 | 25(71.4) | 3(12.0) | |
| 36–40 | 16 | 5(31.3) | 1(20.0) |
N - number tested; P*- P value mixed infection