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Table 1 Characteristics and relative risk of candidiasis infections

From: Candidiasis profile at the outpatient department of the university of cape coast hospital in the central region of Ghana: a retrospective study

Characteristics

n

% (95% CI%)

RR (95% CI)

Sample

 Urine

116

13.6 (11.21–15.86)

0.271 (0.227–0.322)

 High vagina swab

740

86.4 (83.03–87.83)

 

Microscopy (Wet mount)

 Pus cells

825

96.4 (93.76–96.68)

1.908 (1.817–2.006)

 Epithelial cells

845

98.7 (96.45–98.58)

1.954 (1.864–2.052)

 Red blood cells

65

7.6 (5.85–9.48)

0.150 (0.118–0.190)

 Yeast cells

541

63.2 (59.22–65.78)

1.251 (1.166–1.341)

Sex

 Male

25

2.9 (1.97–4.37)

0.061 (0.041–0.088)

 Female

831

97.1 (94.55–97.26)

 

Age categories/yeara

 1–19

95

11.2 (8.98–13.26)

0.219 (0.180–0.266)

 20–29

525

61.9 (57.35–63.97)

1.214 (1.129–1.303)

 30–39

164

19.3 (16.4–21.73)

0.379 (0.327–0.438)

 40–49

49

5.8 (4.22–7.42)

0.113 (0.086–0.149)

 50–59

6

0.7 (0.25–1.5)

0.015 (0.007–0.032)

 60–69

9

1.1 (0.48–1.97)

0.022 (0.011–0.041)

Yearly pattern

 2013

46

5.4 (3.92–7.03)

0.106 (0.079–0.141)

 2014

133

15.5 (13.04–17.95)

0.308 (0.261–0.361)

 2015

95

11.1 (8.98–13.26)

0.219 (0.180–0.266)

 2016

96

11.2 (9.08–13.38)

0.222 (0.182–0.269)

 2017

191

22.3 (20.35–26.08)

0.462 (0.405–0.526)

 2018

95

11.1 (8.98–13.26)

0.219 (0.180–0.266)

 2019

173

20.2 (17.38–22.82)

0.409 (0.355–0.469)

 2020

27

3.2 (2.07–4.51)

0.062 (0.043–0.090)

  1. aIndicates 10 missing age data