Table 1 Significant bacterial isolate in relation to socio-demographic characteristics and associated factors of obstetric fistula patients at Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013
Variables | Significant bacterial isolated N (%) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Total | ||
Age in years | Â | Â | Â | Â |
10–20 | 7 (46.7) | 8 (53.3) | 15 (28.3) | 0.886 |
21–30 | 10 (52.6) | 9 (47.4) | 19 (35.9) | |
31–40 | 8 (61.5) | 5 (38.5) | 13 (24.5) | |
>40 | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | 6 (11.3) | |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | 9 (17.0) | 0.857 |
Rural | 25 (56.8) | 19 (43.2) | 44 (83.0) | |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | 4 (7.5) | 0.032 |
Married | 19 (51.4) | 18 (48.6) | 37 (69.8) | |
Divorced | 9 (75.0) | 3 (25.0) | 12 (22.6) | |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 23 (54.8) | 19 (45.2) | 42 (79.2) | 0.582 |
Primary school | 5 (45.5) | 6 (54.5) | 11 (20.8) | |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Merchant | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 3 (5.7) | 0.169 |
Farmer | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) | 9 (17.0) | |
Student | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 3 (5.70 | |
House wife | 15 (45.5) | 18 (54.5) | 33 (62.3) | |
Daily laborer | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | 5 (9.4) | |
Prev. hist. of catheterization | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 21 (56.8) | 16 (43.2) | 37 (69.8) | 0.384 |
No | 7 (43.8) | 9 (56.2) | 16 (30.2) | Â |