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. 2018 May 10;13(5):e0196722. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196722

Table 3. Association between clinical, other explanatory variables and pharyngeal colonization of bacterial pathogens in HIV infected children attending FHRH, 2017 (n = 300).

Variables Overall colonization P-value Overall colonization P-value Overall colonization P-value Overall colonization P-value
Positive N (%) Positiv N (%) Positive N (%) Positive N (%)
Sex
Male (n = 153) 71 (46.4) 54 (36.7) 0.87 9 (8.4) 15 (9.8) 0.7
Female (n = 147) 82 (55.7) 0.37 34 (22.2) 28 (14.5) 0.37 16 (10.9)
Age (years)
6–9 (n = 107) 51 (47.7) 21 (19.6) 11 (33.6) 6 (5.6)
10–15 (n = 193) 102 (52.8) 0.46 67 (34.7) 0.03 26 (37.8) 0.38 25 (13) 0.21
Residence
Urban (n = 257) 135 (52.5) 0.52 72 (28) 35 (13.7) 0.042 24 (9.3)
Rural (n = 43) 18 (41.9) 16 (37.2) 0.35 2 (4.5) 7 (16.3) 0.49
Mother’s education
Illiterate (n = 130) 56 (43.1) 41 (31.5) 10 (7.7) 15 (11.5)
Elementary completed (n = 71) 29 (40.8) 13 (18.3) 6 (8.3) 7 (9.9) 0.92
Highschool completed (n = 55) 33 (60) 0.04 19 (34.5) 0.24 10 (18.2) 6(10.9)
College and above (n = 44) 35 (79.5) 15 (34.1) 11 (25.6) 0.002 3 (6.8)
Father’s education
Illiterate (n = 87) 42 (48.3) 29 (33.3) 0.74 3 (3.4) 13(14.9) 0.29
Elementary completed (n = 100) 45(45) 29 (29) 15 (15) 5 (5)
Highschool completed (n = 61) 33 (54.1) 0.59 15 (24.6) 9 (14.8) 8(13.1)
College and above (n = 52) 33 (53.2) 15 (28.8) 10 (23.8) 0.59 5(11.4)
Living condition
Within the family (n = 268) 135 (50.4) 81 (30.2) 0.33 31 (11.7) 26 (9.7)
Orphan (n = 32) 18 (56.3) 0.16 7 (21.9) 6 (28.6) 0.16 5 (15.6) 0.46
Presence of younger siblings
Yes (n = 82) 28 (34.1) 0.78 28 (34.1) 0.36 12 (14.6) 0.9 7 (8.5) 0.79
No (n = 218) 141 (64.7) 60 (27.5) 25 (11.5) 24 (11)
Exposure to passive smoking in the house
No (n = 276) 147 (53.3) 0.09 84 (30.4) 0.39 37 0.13 29(10.5) 1
Yes (n = 24) 6 (25) 4 (16.7) 0 2(8.3)
Attending school
Yes (n = 235) 128 (54.5) 0.15 76 (32.2) 0.045 29 (12.3) 0.99 26(11.1) 0.38
No (n = 65) 25 (38.5) 12 (18.5) 8 (12.3) 3(4.6)
Living with health care workers in the house
Yes (n = 37) 24 (64.9) 0.45 9(24.3) 3 (8.1) 0.54 6(16.2) 0.25
No (n = 263) 129 (49) 79 (30) 0.53 34 (12.9) 25(9.5)
Respiratory tract infection for the last month
Yes (n = 25) 15 (60) 0.74 4 (16) 4 (8) 0.44 2 (8)
No (n = 275) 138 (50.2) 84 (30.5) 0.78 33 (12) 29 (10.5) 1
Sign of malnutrition
Yes (n = 64) 15 (23.4) 0.004 14 (21.9) 8 (12.5) 0.42 3 (4.7)
No (n = 236) 138 (58.5) 66 (28) 0.44 29 (12.3) 28 (11.9) 0.13
Running nose for the last two weeks
Yes (n = 60) 36 (60) 0.44 24 (40) 8 (13.3) 1 6 (10.1)
No (n = 240) 117 (48.8) 64 (26.7) 0.07 29 (12.1) 25 (10.4) 0.89
Nail priming with teeth
Yes (n = 57) 42 (73.7) 0.06 13 (22.8) 0.75 13 (22.8) 0.59 8 (14) 0.42
No (n = 243) 111 (45.7) 75 (30.9) 24 (9.9) 23 (9.5)
Coryza for the last two months
Yes (n = 38) 22(57.9) 0.73 11(28.9) 0.88 0 0.048 13 (15.8) 0.25
No (n = 262) 131 (50) 77 (29.4) 37(14.1) 25 (9.5)
Habit of nose picking
Yes (n = 48) 28 (58.3) 0.63 16(33.3) 0.85 8(16.7) 1 6 (12.5) 0.58
No (n = 252) 125(49.6) 72 (28.6) 29 (11.5) 25 (9.9)