Table 5 Odds ratio for factors associated with ADEs among children hospitalized in Jimma University Specialized Hospital

Number of medications ordered^a

 1–5

34

512

1.0

1.0

 6–10

11

58

2.86 (1.37–5.94) **

0.76 (0.26–2.18)

 ≥11

1

3

5.02 (0.51–49.55)

0.17 (0.00–11.22)

Length of hospital stay

 1–8

12

352

1.0

1.0

 9–15

11

132

2.56 (1.10–5.95) **

2.47 (1.00–6.14)

 16–22

11

62

5.20 (2.20–12.32)*

5.06 (1.98–12.94) **

 ≥23

12

42

8.38 (3.54–19.84) *

8.04 (2.93–22.04) *

Age (Years)

 Neonate

4

94

1.0

1.0

 Infant

16

199

1.89 (0.61–5.81)

1.29 (0.39–4.23)

 Toddler

6

120

1.17 (0.32–4.28)

0.39 (0.09–1.74)

 Pre-school age

1

68

0.36 (0.04–3.16)

0.18 (0.02–1.87)

 School age

11

70

3.69 (1.13–12.08) **

1.94 (0.53–7.12)

 Adolescent

8

37

5.08 (1.44–17.90) **

2.69 (0.67–10.74)

Use of CNS medicines

 No

24

155

1.0

1.0

 Yes

22

433

2.56 (1.40–4.70) **

2.09 (1.01–4.32) **

Use of endocrine medicines

 No

35

537

1.0

1.0

 Yes

11

51

3.31 (1.58–6.91) **

3.38 (1.40–8.15) **

Use of other medicines

 No

42

572

1.0

1.0

 Yes

4

16

3.40 (1.09–10.64) **

1.79 (0.37–8.65)

Use of anti-histamine and anti-allergic

 No

40

584

1.0

1.0

 Yes

6

4

21.90 (5.94–80.80)*

32.51 (5.99–176.45)*

Presence of infectious disease

 No

5

185

1.0

1.0

 Yes

41

403

3.76 (1.46–9.68) **

3.43 (1.19–9.91) **