Prevalence and comparative likelihood of urinary tract infection (UTI) among female out patients in BSMMU

Authors

  • Hamida Khanum Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • Fahmida Munir Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • AZM Shafiullah Department of Statistics, Biostatistics and Informatics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • Farhana Muznebin Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v40i2.14317

Keywords:

Escherichia coli, urinary tract, prevalence, risk ratio, odd ratio

Abstract

Out of 200 urine samples of female out patients from BSMMU hospital, 128 (64%) cases were detected as Escherichia coli positive, 66.67% of cases in summer and 60% in winter. To compare the risks of E. coli infection in summer and winter and also among different age groups, odd ratio (OR) and relative risk (RR) were used as measures of comparative likelihood. The values of both OR and RR were greater than one when the risk of E. coli infection of adults (16-35) was compared with that of middle age (36-50) and old age (51-70) groups. The adults were always at higher risk of UTI by E. coli, and the livelihood of infection was not equal in summer and winter.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v40i2.14317

Bangladesh J. Zool. 40(2): 231-239, 2012

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Published

2013-03-29

How to Cite

Khanum, H., Munir, F., Shafiullah, A., & Muznebin, F. (2013). Prevalence and comparative likelihood of urinary tract infection (UTI) among female out patients in BSMMU. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 40(2), 231–239. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v40i2.14317

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Vol. 40 No. 2 (2012)

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