Table 1.

Influence of demographic characteristics, parity, and gestational age on asymptomatic bacteriuria

Demographic factors	n=300		P-value
	Positive (%)	Negative (%)
Age (years)
<30	46 (15.3)	121 (40.3)	0.25
≥30	28 (9.3)	105 (35)
Social class
≤2	31 (10.3)	93 (31)
>2	42 (14)	134 (44.7)	0.93
Parity
≤1	37 (12.3)	118 (39.3)
>1	37 (12.3)	108 (36.0)	0.84
Address
Rural	47 (15.7)	87 (29)
Urban	27 (9.0)	139 (46.3)	0.0003*
Gestational age
First trimester	6 (2)	29 (9.7)
Second trimester	67 (22.3)	193 (64.3)
Third trimester	1 (0.3)	4 (1.3)	0.48

Notes:

^*P<0.001.