Research Article

Bacterial Etiology of Urinary Tract Infection and Antibiogram Profile in Children Attending Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 7

Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of the factors associated with UTI among children attending Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

VariablesCategoryFrequency (%)UTI statusLogistic regression analysis
Bivariate COR (95% CI)Multivariate AOR (95% CI)
Positive no (%)Negative no (%)

GenderMale111 (50.5)31 (27.9)80 (72.1)11
Female109 (49.5)39 (35.8)70 (64.2)1.01 (0.02–1.72)0.67 (0.02–1.86)

Age (years)<58 7 (39.5)34 (39.1)53 (60.9)1.78 (0.55–5.58)1.41 (0.86–5.97)
5–1088 (40)19 (21.6)69 (78.4)1.35 (0.44–4.65)1.21 (0.33–4.32)
11–1545 (20.5)17 (37.8)28 (62.2)1

ResidenceUrban142 (64.5)26 (18)116 (82)11
Rural78 (35.5)44 (56.4)34 (43.6)1.07 (0.08–1.12)0.88 (0.32–2.11)

Occupation (family)Civil servant82 (37.3)18 (22)64 (78)11
Farmer85 (38.6)22 (26)63 (74)2.09 (1.66–2.22)0.86 (0.03–1.77)
Merchant38 (17.3)15 (39.5)23 (60.5)0.19 (0.06–1.32)1.06 (0.03–2.07)
Other#15 (6.8)15 (100)01.66 (0.24–1.98)0.92 (0.05–1.98)

Education level (children)No formal education70 (31.8)23 (32.9)47 (67.1)1.11 (0.02–1.860.44 (0.03–1.26)
Kindergarten47 (21.4)13 (27.7)34 (72.3)0.04 (0.01–0.83)0.21 (0.01–0.89)
Primary school103 (46.8)34 (33)69 (67)11

Education level (family)Illiterate25 (11.4)8 (32)17 (68)0.13 (0.02–0.88)1.01 (0.06–1.01)
Primary school76 (34.5)26 (34.2)50 (65.8)0.25 (0.11–0.71)1.23 (0.99–2.76)
Secondary66 (30)19 (28.8)47 (71.2)1.55 (0.82–2.44)0.85 (0.02–1.19)
Tertiary53 (24.1)17 (32.1)36 (67.9)1

History of catheterizationYes55 (25)47 (85.5)8 (14.5)0.45 (0.21–1.38)3.22 (1.06–7.31)
No165 (75)23 (13.9)142 (86.1)11

Previous history of UTIYes80 (36.4)52 (65)28 ((35)0.27 (0.09–2.44)1.04
No140 (63.6)18 (12.9)122 (87.1)1

History of antimicrobial treatmentYes113 (51.4)27 (23.9)86 (76.1)0.52 (0.143–0.96)0.96 (0.31–2.58)
No107 (48.6)43 (40.2)64 (59.8)1

Presence of malnutritionYes57 (25.9)42 (73.7)15 (26.3)0.46 (0.16–1.48)2.18
No163 (74.1)28 (17.2)135 (82.8)11

Patient settingInpatient66 (30)31 (47)35 (53)2.11 (1.02–4.58)0.12 (0.08–2.37)
Outpatient154 (70)39 (25.3)115 (74.7)1

Prolonged ICU staysYes62 (28.2)55 (88.7)7 (11.3)1.37 (0.14–3.92)1.45 (0.29, 4.48)
No158 (71.8)15 (9.5)143 (90.5)11

Length of catheterizations (yes = 55)<One week35 (63.6)17 (48.6)18 (51.4)1
≥One week20 (36.4)9 (45)11 (55)2.09 (1.04–3.09)2.01 (0.99–2.66)

Male circumcision (n = 111)Yes67 (60.3)37 (55.2)30 (44.8)0.33 (0.13–1.45)1.18 (1.01–1.73)
No44 (39.6)23 (52.3)21 (47.7)1

Previous hospitalizationYes96 (43.6)55 (57.3)41 (42.7)0.22 (0.06–1.17)1.08 (0.09–1.88)
No124 (56.4)15 (12.1)109 (87.9)11

Prolonged hospitalizationYes71 (32.3)26 (36.6)45 (63.4)1.02 (0.11–2.05)0.99 (0.31–1.86)
No149 (67.7)44 (29.5)105 (70.5)11

History of diabetic matatusYes73 (33.2)19 (26)54 (74)1.43 (1.26–2.01)0.83 (0.77–1.78)
No147 (66.8)51 (34.7)96 (65.3)1

Presence of other chronic diseasesYes95 (43.2)30 (31.6)65 (68.4)0.55 (0.07–1.12)0.78 (0.17–2.09)
No125 (56.8)40 (32)85 (68)11

COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; denotes significance at a value <0.05. #Private worker, non-employed, housewife, and retired persons.