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Table 1 Analysis of risk factors for Nasal and Throat colonization of S. aureus in HIV positive individuals attending HIV care service in Northern Ethiopia, September 2014–February 2015

From: Prevalence and risk factors of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization among HIV patients in Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency (%)

S. aureus colonization

No. (%)

OR (95 % CI)

P value

Age in years

 1–9R

10 (4.0)

1 (10)

NC

0.59

 10–19

19 (7.6)

8 (42.1)

 20–29

35 (14.1)

10 (28.6)

 30–39

103 (41.4)

36 (35.0)

 40–49

55 (22.1)

18 (32.7)

 50–59

17 (6.8)

5 (29.4)

 60–69

7 (2.8)

1 (14.3)

 70–79

3 (1.2)

2 (66.7)

Sex

 FemaleR

174 (69.9)

62 (35.6)

0.613 (0.334–1.123)

0.113

 Male

75 (30.1)

19 (25.3)

Hospitalization in the past 6 months

 NoR

223 (89.6)

60 (26.9)

11.41 (4.12–31.62)

0.000

 Yes

26 (10.4)

21 (80.8)

Hospital visit in the past 12 months

 NoR

61 (24.5)

28 (45.9)

0.463 (0.255–0.839)

0.011

 Yes

188 (75.5)

53 (28.2)

Household member’s hospitalization in the past 1 year

 NoR

224 (90)

60 (26.8)

14.35 (4.732–43.516)

0.000

 Yes

25 (10)

21 (84.0)

Presence of percutaneous device in the past 1 year

 NoR

189 (75.9)

33 (17.5)

18.91 (9.061–39.46)

0.000

 Yes

60 (24.1)

48 (80.0)

Oral antibiotic usage in the past 3 months

 NoR

181 (72.7)

50 (27.6)

2.195 (1.232–3.912)

0.08

 Yes

68 (27.3)

31 (45.6)

Current use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

 NoR

161 (64.7)

24 (27.3)

1.462 (0.827–2.583)

0.192

 Yes

88 (35.3)

57 (35.4)

Most recent CD4 count

 <200R

37 (14.9)

21 (56.8)

1.00

0.004

 200–500

109 (43.8)

33 (30.3)

0.331 (0.153–0.713)

0.005

 >500

103 (41.4)

27 (26.2)

0.271 (0.123–0.593)

0.001

  1. The percent (%) of S. aureus colonization is the proportion of each category
  2. R reference category