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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of independent risk factors associated with S. aureus colonization among 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

Risk factors

AOR (95 % CI)

P value

Hospitalization in the past 6 months

9.97 (2.69–36.87)

0.001

Hospital visit in the past 12 months

0.31 (0.14–0.697)

0.004

Presence of percutaneous device in the past 1 year

20.695 (8.75–48.96)

0.000

Family member’s hospitalization in the past 1 year

12.97 (3.48–48.30)

0.000

Most recent CD4 count

 <200

 

0.016

 200–500

0.33 (0.12–0.91)

0.033

 >500

0.22 (0.08–0.06)

0.004

  1. AOR adjusted odds ratio