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Table 3 Associations of risk factor with culture positivity of E. coli at the selected public health institutions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015

From: Resistance pattern and maternal knowledge, attitude and practices of suspected Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli among children under 5 years of age in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: cross sectional study

Variables

Suspected Diarrheagenic E. coli

P-Value

Negative, N (%)

Positive, N (%)

COR (CI)

P-Value

AOR (CI)

Marital Status

 Never Married

12(75.0)

4(25.0)

1

0.93

  

 Ever Married

180(75.9)

57(24.1)

0.95(0.29–3.1)

   

Educational status

 Illiterate

29(69.0)

13(31.0)

1.28(0.17–9.9)

0.33

  

 Primary school

126(76.8)

38(23.2)

0.73(0.09–5.8)

0.51

  

 Secondary school

26(78.8)

7(21.2)

1.06(0.15–7.8)

0.40

  

 Higher education

11(78.6)

3(21.4)

1

   

Occupation

 Government

19(76.0)

6(24.0)

1

   

 Merchant

49(77.8)

14(22.2)

0.19((0.2–1.9)

0.30

  

 Housewife

101(74.8)

34(25.2)

0.38(0.4–3.5)

0.41

  

 Others

23(76.7)

7(23.3)

3.12(0.3–30.7)

0.33

  

Monthly Income

  < 500

98(72.1)

38(27.9)

3.8(1.5–9.8)

0.006*

0.12(−0.05-001)

0.060

 501–1000

37(69.8)

16(30.2)

6.5(1.9–21.8)

0.003*

0.22(0.64-1.3.)

0.056

 1001–1500

27(84.4)

5(15.6)

1.3(0.12–12.2)

0.61

1.13(0.22–5.74)

0.880

  > 1501

30(93.8)

2(6.2)

1

   

Family previous diarrhea

 Yes

22(71.0)

9(29.0)

1.47(0.53–1.4)

0.64

  

 No

170(76.6)

52(23.4)

1

   

Attending day care

 Yes

73(79.3)

19(20.7)

1

   

 No

119(73.9)

42(26.1)

1.3(0.7–2.4)

0.35

  

Feeding practice

 Exclusive breast milk

35(89.7)

4(10.3)

1

   

 Breast milk & solid food

58(72.5)

22(27.5)

3.5(1.07–11.0)

0.07

  

 Solid food only

95(73.6)

34(26.4)

3.5(1.1–11.2)

0.08

  

 Formula Milk

4(80.0)

1(20)

2.6(0.23–34.4)

0.28

  

Proper usage of latrine

 Yes

187(76.0)

59(24.0)

1

   

 No

5(71.4

2(28.6)

0.7(0.05–11.6)

0.83

  

Raw meat usage

 Yes

111(78.2)

2(8.7)

0.26(0.06–1.2)

0.08

  

 No

81(73.0)

59(25.7)

1

   

Hand washing before & after meal

 Yes

190(77.2)

56(22.8)

1

  

0.004*

 No

2(28.6)

5(71.4)

0.12(0.02–0.6)

0.03*

 

0.2(0.2-8)

Sources of water

 Pipe

188(76.1)

59(23.9)

1

   

 Other

4(66.7)

2(33.3)

1.6(0.29–8.9)

0.60

  

Knowledge

 Good

168(79.2)

44(20.6)

1

   

 Poor

24(58.5)

17(41.5)

2.65(1.3–5.4)

0.008*

2.70(1.33-5.5)

 

Attitude

 Positive

173 (77.6)

50(22.4)

1

   

 Negative

19 (63.3)

11(36.7)

1.8(0.88–4.11)

0.163

  

Practice

 Good

181(76.1)

57(23.9)

1

   

 Poor

11(73.3)

4(26.7)

1.4(0.4–4.7)

0.582

  
  1. *Statistically significant, CI 95% confidence interval, COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio
  2. Adjusted OR (adjusted odds ratio from multivariable logistic regression model) = when the effect of one factor on E. coli prevalence is evaluated the analysis was adjusted for other remaining factors listed in the table