Table 4.

Bi-variable and multi-variable Cox proportional hazards regression analysis for the predictors of PIVCCs among pediatric patients, Debre Birhan public hospitals Ethiopia (N = 584)

Variable	Categories	Status		CHR (Crude hazard ratio	AHR (95%CI)	P-value
		Event	Censored
Sex of child	Male	74	209	1	1
	Female	135	166	1.38 (1.03, 1.84)	1.4 (0.87, 2.30)	0.165
Educational status of parent	Unable to read & wr	109	118	1.85 (1.1, 3.11)	2.8(1.7, 4.9)	< 0.001
	Able to read &write	23	47	2.1 (1.13, 3.97)	1.8 (0.97, 3.6)	0.062
	Primary	14	54	0.9 (0.44, 1.84)	0.82 (0.37, 1.8)	0.642
	Secondary	46	47	2.55 (1.4564.48)	1.7 (0.93, 3.07)	0.081
	College and above	17	109	1	1
Age of parents		-	-	0.96 (0.93,0.98)	0.96 (0.93, 1.01)	0.18
Weight of child		-	-	0.99 (0.97, 1.0)	0.99 (0.96, 1.02)	0.838
Hydration status	Hydrated	183	332	1	1
	Dehydrated	26	43	1.32 (0.87, 2)	1.06 (0.48, 1.56)	0.83
Mask use during canulation	Yes	95	301	1	1
	No	114	74	3.23 (2.45, 4.22)	2.3(1.7, 3.09)	< 0.001
Insertion set kit use	Yes	146	309	1	1
	No	63	66	1.6 (1.18–2.18)	4.34 (2.1, 8.93)	< 0.001
Tourniquet used	Glove	200	343	2.37 (1.20, 4.64)	1.25 (0.85, 1.82)	0.258
	Elastic torniquet	9	32	1	1
Side of cannulation	Right	89	142	1.39 (1.05, 1.83)	1.96 (1.4, 2.72)	< 0.001
	Left	120	233	1	1
Cannula dressing	Appropriate	100	263	1	1
	Not appropriate	109	112	1.58 (1.2, 2.08)	1.45 (1.02, 2.37)	0.025
IV- board split use	Yes	29	95	1
	No	180	280	2.6 (1.74, 3.88)	1.29 (0.83, 2.01)	0.257
IV administration methods	Gravitational/IV	187	253	2.26 (1.4, 3.63)	1.4 (0.96, 3.91)	0.057
	IV pump	19	83	1	1
	IV push only	3	39	0.64(0.19, 2.18)	0.36 (0.1–1.25)	0.11
Blood administered	Yes	60	36	1.578 (1.17, 2.13)	1.54 (1.09, 2.15)	0.014
	No	149	339	1	1