Table 1. Predictors of S. pneumoniae carriage in children in the Gaza strip.
Predictor | N* | % S. pneumoniae | aOR | p- | |
carriage** | (95%CI) | value | |||
Age | <6months | 30 | 63.33% | REF | |
6–11 m | 60 | 36.7% | .36 | .003 | |
(.14–.92) | |||||
1 y | 115 | 56.5% | .81 | .63 | |
(.35–1.90) | |||||
2 y | 75 | 46.7% | 0.53 | .16 | |
(.22–1.28) | |||||
3–5.5 y | 99 | 47.5% | .47 | .09 | |
(.20–1.12) | |||||
Gender | Male | 187 | 49.2% | ||
Female | 192 | 49.5% | |||
S.pneumoniae | No | 345 | 48.7% | REF | |
carriage by parent | Yes | 30 | 60.0% | 1.31 | .51 |
(.59–2.94) | |||||
Attending DCC | No | 366 | 48.6% | REF | |
Yes | 13 | 76.9% | 3.72 | .05 | |
(.98–14.17) | |||||
Received Abx in | No | 237 | 51.1% | REF | |
past 6 months | Yes | 142 | 47.2% | 0.86 | .49 |
(.55–1.33) | |||||
Hospitalization in | No | 327 | 48.6% | ||
previous 6 months | Yes | 52 | 55.8% | ||
Number of | each extra | 1.08 | .02 | ||
household members | member | (1.01–1.14) | |||
Smoker | No | 257 | 48.1% | ||
Yes | 116 | 54.2% | |||
Current | No | 95 | 50.5% | ||
Breastfeeding | Yes | 103 | 54.4% | ||
(amongchildren<2 y) |
N = total number of children with the specified predictor.
% S. pneumoniae carriage among children with the specific predictor.