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Table 2 Obstetric and medical characteristics of study participants

From: Prevalence of urinary tract infections and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates in first-time ANC attendees at a secondary health facility in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Culture outcome

 

Total (n = 200)

Negative (n = 122)

Positive (n = 78)

X2 (p-value)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Trimester

 First

93 (46.5)

63 (67.7)

30 (32.3)

3.805 (.15)

 Second

96 (48.0)

54 (56.3)

42 (43.8)

 

 Third

11 (5.5)

5 (45.5)

6 (54.5)

 

Dysuria

 Yes

17 (8.5)

8 (47.1)

9 (52.9)

1.518 (.30)

 No

183 (91.5)

114 (62.3)

69 (37.7)

 

Frequency

 Yes

13 (6.5)

9 (69.2)

4 (30.8)

0.396 (.77)

 No

187 (93.5)

113 (60.4)

74 (39.6)

 

Urgency

 Yes

5 (2.5)

3 (60.0)

2 (40.0)

0.002 (1.00)

 No

195 (97.5)

119 (61.0)

76 (39.0)

 

Lower Abdominal pain

 Yes

35 (17.5)

22 (62.9)

13 (37.1)

0.062 (.85)

 No

165 (82.5)

100 (60.6)

65 (39.4)

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