Table 6 Factors associated with detection of pathogenic bacteria from ear discharge among children at selected health facilities in Hawasa,Ethiopia April 2018 to July 2018
Characteristics | Number tested | Culture positive | COR | P-value | AOR | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | (95%CI) | (95%CI) | |||||
Sex | Male | 78 | 59 (75.6) | 1 (0.5–2.1) | 0.99 | 0.54 (0.2–1.5) | 0.19 |
Female | 74 | 56 (75.7) | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Age group | ≤5 | 128 | 99 (77.3) | 1.7 (0.6–4.3) | 0.26 | 4.1 (1–15.8) | 0.38 |
> 5 | 24 | 16 (66.7) | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
URTI | Yes | 89 | 74 (83.1) | 2.6 (1.2–5.6) | 0.012 | 4.5 (1.8–12) | 0.001 |
No | 63 | 41 (65.1) | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Throat infection | Yes | 31 | 23 (74.2) | 0.9 (0.36–2.2) | 0.83 | 0.8 (0.3–2.4) | 0.79 |
No | 121 | 92 (76.0) | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Bottle feeding | Yes | 56 | 35 (62.5) | 1 | – | 1 | – |
No | 96 | 80 (83.3) | 3 (1.4–6.4) | 0.005 | 6.5 (2.4–17.8) | 0.000 | |
Breast feeding | Yes | 86 | 64 (74.4) | 1.1 (0.55–2.5) | 0.68 | 0.4 (0.1–1.2) | 0.11 |
No | 66 | 51 (77.7) | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Duration of infection | ≤ 15 day | 100 | 77 (77.0) | 0.8 (0.4–1.7) | 0.59 | 2.0 (0.8–5.1) | 0.11 |
>15day | 52 | 38 (73.1) | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Residence | Urban | 105 | 77 (73.3) | 0.65 (0.3–1.5) | 0.32 | 0.55 (0.19–1.5) | 0.26 |
Rural | 47 | 38 (80.9) | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
Antibiotic treatment | Yes | 57 | 43 (75.4) | 0.98 (0.4–2.1) | 0.96 | 1.4 (0.6–3.4) | 0.42 |
No | 95 | 72 (75.8) | 1 | – | 1 | – | |