Table 5 Bivariate analysis of the factors associated with GAS carriage among primary school children in Sissa sub-county, Wakiso
Variables | GAS carriage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | unadjusted OR | 95% C.I | P-value | |
Age greater <10 years | 163 (84.0%) | 31 (16.0%) | |||
Age greater >10 yrs | 114 (83.7%) | 28 (16.3%) | 1.029 | 0.589–1.797 | 0.921 |
male | 128 (85.9%) | 21 (14.1%) | |||
Female | 179 (82.5%) | 38 (17.5%) | 1.304 | 0.731–2.327 | 0.369 |
Rural school | 113 (90.4%) | 12 (9.6%) | |||
Peri urban school | 194 (80.5%) | 47 (19.5%) | 2.270 | 1.156–4.457 | 0.017 |
Government school | 205 (83.7%) | 40 (16.3%) | |||
Private school | 102 (84.3%) | 19 (15.7%) | 0.945 | 0.521–1.714 | 0.853 |
Household with >4 people | 222 (82.8%) | 46 (17.2%) | |||
Household with 4 or less people | 84 (87.5%) | 12 (12.5%) | 0.693 | 0.35–1.371 | 0.292 |
Class with >3 windows | 154 (85.6%) | 26 (14.4%) | |||
class with 3 or less windows | 153 (82.3%) | 33 (17.7%) | 1.269 | 0.725–2.223 | 0.404 |
Semi-detached house | 98 (86.0%) | 16 (14.0%) | |||
Singles house | 204 (83.6%) | 40 (16.4%) | 1.213 | 0.648–2.272 | 0.546 |
Fever: | |||||
no | 290 (83.6%) | 57 (16.4%) | |||
yes | 17 (89.5%) | 2 (10.5%) | 0.601 | 0.135–2.671 | 0.503 |
Sore throat: | |||||
no | 245 (82.5%) | 52 (17.5%) | |||
yes | 62 (89.9%) | 7 (10.1%) | 0.534 | 0.231–1.233 | 0.142 |
Cough: | |||||
no | 192 (85.3%) | 33 (14.7%) | |||
yes | 115 (81.6%) | 26 (18.4%) | 1.322 | 0.753–2.323 | 0.331 |
Palatal petechiea | |||||
no | 284 (83.3%) | 57 (16.7%) | |||
yes | 23 (92.0%) | 2 (8.0%) | 0.435 | 0.1–1.896 | 0.268 |
Tonsillar enlargement: | |||||
no | 256 (82.6%) | 54 (17.4%) | |||
Yes | 51 (91.1%) | 5 (8.9%) | 0.467 | 0.178–1.224 | 0.121 |
Cervical nodes: | |||||
no | 249 (83.0%) | 51 (17.0%) | |||
yes | 58 (87.9%) | 8 (12.1%) | 0.676 | 0.304–1.502 | 0.337 |
Parent’s employment: | |||||
informal | 256 (83.9%) | 49 (16.1%) | |||
Formal | 46 (86.8%) | 7 (13.2%) | 0.795 | 0.339–1.864 | 0.598 |
Congestion: | |||||
< 0.8children/m2 | 51 (91.1%) | 5 (8.9%) | |||
> 0.8children/m2 | 256 (82.6%) | 54 (17.4%) | 2.152 | 0.820–5.643 | 0.119 |
BMI | |||||
Underweight | 9 (81.8%) | 2 (18.2%) | 1.000 | ||
Normal | 294 (83.8%) | 57 (16.2) | 0.872 | 0.184–4.144 | 0.864 |
Over weight | 4 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.000 | ||