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. 2020 Nov 27;12:799–808. doi: 10.2147/HIV.S244619

Table 3.

Factors associated with UTI among PLHIV (N=205) attending ART Clinic, WSUTRH, Ethiopia, 2018

Variables Category Bacterial Culture COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) p-value
Positive (%) Negative (%)
Sex Male 5 (6.2) 76 (93.7) 1 1
Female 24 (19.3) 100 (80.7) 3.648 (1.331, 10.002) 8.53 (1.970, 36.929) 0.012
CD4 <200 19 (34.5) 36 (65.5) 0.62 (0.014, 0.282) 0.59 (0.009, 0.368) 0.014
>200 10 (6.7) 140 (93.3) 1 1
Symptom of UTI Yes 21 (61.7) 13 (38.3) 1
No 8 (4.7) 163 (95.3) 0.3 (0.011, 0.082) 0.35 (0.010, 0.116) 0.000
History of catheterization Yes 3 (60) 2 (40) 1 1
No 26 (13) 174 (87) 0.1 (0.016, 0.625) 0.048 (0.003, 0.828) 0.014
History of hospitalization Yes 9 (28.1) 23 (71.9) 1
No 20 (11.6) 153 (88.4) 0.334 (0.136, 0.822) 0.017
DM status Diabetic 7 (38.9) 11 (61.1) 1
Non-diabetic 22 (11.7) 165 (88.3) 0.21 (0.074, 0.597) 0.003