Table 7.
Bi-variable and multi-variable analysis of factors associated with the presence of MDR bacteria
| Variable | MDR | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Occupation | ||||
| House wife | 16 | 6 | 5.867 (1.427–24.113) | 6.544 (1.005–42.616) |
| Farmer | 7 | 2 | 7.700 (1.159–51.171) | 4.058 (0.277–59.49) |
| Merchant | 5 | 4 | 2.750 (0.509–14.860) | 1.781 (0.197–16.066) |
| Employed | 5 | 11 | 1 | |
| Daily labourer | 2 | 1 | 4.400 (0.319–60.614) | 1.965 (0.40–97.385) |
| Others | 2 | 0 | – | – |
| Education | ||||
| Not read and write | 8 | 6 | 2.000 (0.456–8.777) | 1.442 (0.169–12.282) |
| Primary | 14 | 3 | 7.000 (1.386–35.345) | 2.558 (0.287–22.089) |
| Secondary | 9 | 6 | 2.250 (0.522–9.697) | 0.915 (0.135–6.194) |
| College and above | 6 | 9 | 1 | |
| No of pregnancy | ||||
| Prim-gravida | 21 | 8 | 1 | |
| Multi-gravida | 16 | 16 | 0.381 (0.131–1.110) | 0.414 (0.092–1.855) |
| History of UTI | ||||
| Yes | 20 | 7 | 2.857 (0.959–8.516) | 2.687 (0.599–12.052) |
| No | 17 | 17 | 1 | |
| Antibiotic therapy | ||||
| Yes | 22 | 5 | 5.573 (1.706–18.205) | 5.164 (1.226–21.758)* |
| No | 15 | 19 | 1 | |
Italic value means there is a statistical significance between independent and dependent variables (95% CI excludes the null value, which is 1)
COR, crude odd ratio; AOR, adjusted odd ratio; CI, confidence interval
(*) p-value < 0.05