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Table 2 Factors associated with urine antibacterial activity

From: Prevalence and predictors of prior antibacterial use among patients presenting to hospitals in Northern Uganda

Variable

Description

Proportion with urine activity (n = 137)

Crude OR (95%CI)

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

P-value

Patient age (years)

18–27

43 (31.4 %)

1.0

1.0

0.024

 

28–37

38 (27.7 %)

2.15 (1.27–3.64)

2.20 (1.24–3.90)

 
 

38–47

32 (23.4 %)

2.37 (1.35–4.14)

2.23 (1.20–4.13)

 
 

48–57

13 (9.5 %)

2.25 (1.04–4.45)

2.45 (1.02–5.91)

 
 

58+

11 (8.1 %)

1.74 (0.78–3.84)

2.02 (0.81–5.01)

 

Duration of time of last drug intake prior to hospital visit

Did not take any antibacterial

16 (11.7 %)

1.0

1.0

<0.0001

 

Today

51 (37.2 %)

4.07 (2.09–7.92)

3.18 (1.44–7.00)

 
 

2–4 days ago

45 (32.8 %)

2.81 (1.45–5.45)

1.81 (0.82–4.03)

 
 

5–7 days ago

1 (0.7 %)

0.25 (0.03–2.05)

0.16 (0.02–1.37)

 
 

8–30 days ago

18 (13.1 %)

1.92 (0.86–4.27)

1.40 (0.55–3.55)

 
 

Do not remember

16 (11.7 %)

0.51 (0.20–1.26)

0.41 (0.16–1.08)

 

Duration of time between first illness onset and hospital visit

Today

3 (2.2 %)

1.0

1.0

0.027

 

2 days ago

5 (3.6 %)

0.21 (0.04–1.12)

0.1 (0.08–0.57)

 
 

A week ago

36 (26.3 %)

2.1 (0.31–4.2)

1.03 (0.25–4.2)

 
 

More than a week

93 (67.9 %)

2.4 (0.47–6.0)

1.89 (0.38–5.1)

 

Used more than one type of drug at home prior to hospital visit

No

12 (9.8 %)

1.0

1.0

0.05

 

Yes

61 (44.5 %)

2.46 (1.63–3.71)

1.6 (0.9–2.7)

 
  1. OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval