Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of out-patients with long-term indwelling urinary catheters living at home enrolled in the study
Patient characteristics | Number (n)/median | Percentage (%)/IQR |
|---|---|---|
Median age in years | 69 | 61–77 |
Sex | ||
Males | 195 | 96.5 |
Females | 7 | 3.5 |
Residence | ||
Outside Mwanza | 117 | 57.9 |
Mwanza | 85 | 42.1 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 187 | 92.6 |
Single | 15 | 7.4 |
Occupation | ||
Peasant | 136 | 67.3 |
Retired | 29 | 14.4 |
Petty trader | 26 | 12.9 |
Civil servant | 11 | 5.5 |
Education | ||
Illiterate | 43 | 21.3 |
Primary level | 116 | 57.3 |
Secondary education | 29 | 14.4 |
College and above | 14 | 6.9 |
Type of catheter | ||
Urethral catheter (Foleys) | 120 | 59.4 |
Suprapubic catheter (Foleys) | 82 | 40.6 |
Catheter size | ||
14 FR | 1 | 0.5 |
16 FR | 18 | 8.9 |
18 FR | 79 | 39.1 |
20 FR | 79 | 39.1 |
21–26 FR | 15 | 7.4 |
Obscure (sizes were not visible due dirtiness of the catheter) | 10 | 4.9 |
Catheter material: latex silicon coated | ||
Catheter change | ||
Patients whose catheters were changed | 123 | 60.9 |
Patients whose catheters were not changed | 79 | 39.1 |
Duration of catheter in situ (weeks) | ||
3–5 weeks | 91 | 45.1 |
≥ 6 weeks | 111 | 54.9 |
Comorbidity | ||
No | 144 | 71.3 |
Yes | 58 | 28.7 |
Indications for catheterization | ||
Benign prostate hypertrophy | 129 | 63.9 |
Urethral stricture | 34 | 16.8 |
Urine retention | 24 | 11.9 |
Urinary incontinence | 13 | 6.4 |
Due to benign prostate enlargement | ||