Table 3.
The demographic characteristics and the risk factors associated with developing of bacterial meningitis
| Variables | Total no cases | Meningitis cases | Percentage | P-value | Odds ratio | 95% C.I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malnutrition/(Hemoglobin) | ||||||
| Yes | 840 | 50 | 6.0 | <0.001 | 2.62 | 1.58-4.31 |
| No | 1013 | 23 | 2.3 | |||
| Family income | ||||||
| Low | 1070 | 50 | 4.7 | 0.068 | 1.59 | 0.96-2.63 |
| High Moderate | 783 | 23 | 2.9 | |||
| House Crowdness Per room | ||||||
| ≤3.0 | 803 | 23 | 2.9 | |||
| >3.0 | 1050 | 50 | 4.8 | 0.045 | 1.66 | 1.01-2.74 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 1129 | 43 | 3.8 | 0.728 | 0.92 | 0.57-1.48 |
| Female | 724 | 30 | 4.1 | |||
| Mother education | ||||||
| Elementary | 660 | 30 | 4.5 | 0.34 | 1.26 | 0.78-2.03 |
| Secondary | 563 | 20 | 3.6 | |||
| University | 630 | 23 | 3.7 | |||
| Other diseases/RTI | 300 | 14 | 4.7 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.51-1.94 |
| Septicemia | 370 | 20 | 5.4 | 0.40 | 1.32 | 0.69-2.53 |
| UTI | 140 | 4 | 2.9 | 0.16 | 0.48 | 0..16-1.3 |
Abbreviations : RTI= Respiratory Tract Infection, UTI =Urinary Tract Infection/P-value: significant at 0.05, CI= Confidence interval