Table 3.
Bivariate and Multivariable analysis of factors associated with Salmonella and Shigella spp among diarrheic under-five children attending at Sultan Sheik Hassan Yabere Referral Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia, 2022
| Variable | Category | Culture result of Salmonella/Shigella isolates | COR (95%CI) | P-value | AOR (95%CI) | P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||||
| Sex | Female | 5 (4.2%) | 113 (95.8%) | 0.49 (0.16–1.5) | 0.21 | 0.51(0.15–1.8) | 0.3 |
| Male | 10 (8.3%) | 111(91.7%) | 1(ref) | 1(ref) | |||
| Age in year | < 2 | 9(6.1%) | 139 (93.9%) | 0.92(0.32–2.7) | 0.87 | ||
| 2–5 | 6(6.6%) | 85 (93.4%) | 1(ref) | ||||
| Residence | Rural | 5 (12.8%) | 34 (87.2%) | 2.8(0.899–8.683) | 0.08 | 1.8(1.4–7.5) | 0.004 |
| Urban | 10 (5%) | 190 (95%) | 1(ref) | 1(ref) | |||
| Finger nail status | Untrimmed | 5(8.1%) | 57(91.9%) | 1.46(0.48–4.67) | 0.5 | ||
| Trimmed | 10(5.6%) | 167(94.4%) | 1(ref) | ||||
| Tissue paper usage | No | 7(8.3%) | 77(91.7%) | 1.67(0.584–4.779) | 0.3 | ||
| Yes | 8(5.2%) | 147(94.8%) | 1(ref) | ||||
| Water source | unimproved | 10(14.3%) | 60(85.7%) | 5.46(1.795–16.6) | 0.003 | 5.08(1.45–17.25) | 0.001 |
| Improved | 5(3%) | 164(97%) | 1(ref) | 1(ref) | |||
| Waste disposal system | Open field | 8(11.8) | 60(88.2%) | 3.1 (1.1–8.9) | 0.04* | 2.3(1.3–5.03) | 0.02 |
| Waste pin &disposed | 7(4.1%) | 164(95.9%) | 1(ref) | 1(ref) | |||
COR: Crude odds ratio, AOR: Adjusted odds ratio, Ref: Reference category, CI: Confidence interval