Table 3.
Multivariable Analysis of Factors Associated to MRSA Among UTI Suspected Patients Attending Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2020
| Variables | Categories | MRSA | MSSA | AOR [95% CI] | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | ||||
| Marital status | Single | 8 | 34.8 | 11 | 36.7 | 4.01 (0.079–8.15) | 0.052 |
| Married | 11 | 47.8 | 14 | 46.7 | 1.71 (0.45–6.48) | 0.429 | |
| Divorced | 3 | 13.0 | 3 | 10.0 | 0.862 (0.08–9.16) | 0.758 | |
| Widowed | 1 | 4.3 | 2 | 6.7 | 1 | ||
| Previous history exposure to UTI | Yes | 17 | 73.9 | 18 | 60.0 | 3.32 (1.56–7.03) | 0.002 |
| No | 6 | 26.1 | 12 | 40.0 | 1 | ||
| History of antibiotic usage | Yes | 16 | 69.6 | 17 | 56.7 | 1.198 (0.63–2.29) | 0.585 |
| No | 7 | 30.4 | 13 | 43.3 | 1 | ||
| Chronic disease | Yes | 14 | 60.8 | 10 | 33.4 | 2.03 (1.07–3.83) | 0.029 |
| No | 9 | 39.2 | 30 | 66.6 | 1 | ||
| Hospitalization | Yes | 13 | 56.5 | 11 | 36.7 | 2.43 (1.30–4.55) | 0.006 |
| No | 10 | 43.5 | 19 | 63.3 | 1 | ||