Table 1.
General characteristics of children who had clinical signs and symptoms suggestive of UTI at the OPD of Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, 2015.
| Variable (total 269) | Frequency(%) | |
| Age (years) | ||
| <1 | 54(20.5) | |
| 1–5 | 107(39.8) | |
| 6–14 | 108(40.1) | |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 103 (38.3) | |
| Male | 166 (61.7) | |
| Circumcision in boys (166) | ||
| Yes | 47(28.3) | |
| No | 119(71.7) | |
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 120(44.6) | |
| Urban | 149(55.4) | |
| Previous antibiotic intake | ||
| No | 16(5.9) | |
| Unknown | 182(67.7) | |
| Yes | 71(26.4) | |
| Previous history of UTI | ||
| Yes | 20(7.4) | |
| No | 208(77.3) | |
| Unknown | 41(15.2) | |
| Clinical presentation at the time of diagnosis | ||
| Fever | 195(72.5) | |
| Dysuria | 81(31.1) | |
| Vomiting | 92(34.2) | |
| Urinary frequency | 33(12.3) | |
| Lower abdominal | 33(12.3) | |
| pain | ||
| Under-nutrition | ||
| Yes | 31(11.5) | |
| No | 238(88.5) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | ||
| Yes | 8(3.0) | |
| No | 261(97.0) | |
UTI: urinary tract infection