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Table 3 Bivariate Logistic regression analysis of risk factors of carrying ESBL-PE at admission to Mulago hospital

From: Colonization of patients hospitalized at orthopedic department of tertiary hospital in Uganda with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacterales

Characteristic

Risk Ratio

95% (CI)

p-value

Sex

   

Male

1

  

Female

0.9

(0.43–1.73)

0.672

Age

   

18-59years

1

  

> 60years

1.6

(0.48–5.35)

0.441

Drinking boiled water

   

Yes

1

  

No

1.3

(0.56–2.97)

0.543

Hand washing (toilet)

   

Yes

1

  

No

0.8

(0.35–2.04)

0.709

Hand washing (food)

   

Yes

1

  

No

0.9

(0.15–5.70)

0.934

Prior antibiotic use

   

No

1

  

Yes

2.6

(1.16-6.00)

0.020

Travel history

   

Yes

1

  

No

1.7

(0.81–3.63)

0.160

History of Admission

   

Yes

1

  

No

0.2

(0.002–1.37)

0.096