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.