Table 3

Risk factors		MRSA carriage
Risk factors		Yes (%)	No (%)	P	AOR(95%CI)
Child factors
Recurrent AOM	Yes	4(23.5)	15(5.3)	0.024	4.906(1.237-19.447)
Recurrent AOM	No	13(76.5)	268(94.7)	1(ref)	1(ref)
Use of antibiotic	Yes	15(88.2)	144(50.9)	0.042	5.063(1.062-24.145)
Use of antibiotic	No	2(11.8)	139(49.1)	1(ref)	1(ref)
Hospitalization	Yes	5(29.4)	25(8.8)	0.241	2.150(0.598-7.724)
Hospitalization	No	12(70.6)	258(91.2)	1(ref)	1(ref)
Sex	Male	12(70.6)	59(55.7)	0.237	1.991(0.635-6.236)
Sex	Female	5(29.4)	47(44.3)	1(ref)	1(ref)
Household factor
Use of antibiotic by a child of the household	Yes	10(58.8)	78(27.6)	0.034	3.275(1.091-9.829)
Use of antibiotic by a child of the household	No	7(41.2)	205(72.4)	1(ref)	1(ref)
Hospitalization of family member	Yes	6(35.3)	55(19.4)	0.409	1.647(0.504-5.387)
Hospitalization of family member	No	11(64.7)	228(80.6)	1(ref)	1(ref)

Note: - AOM: Acute Otitis Media; ref: Reference; AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval

Table 3: Multiple logistic regression analysis of risk factors for MRSA nasal carriage among primary school children, Bahir Dar town, 2013.