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Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with ocular bacterial infections

From: Ocular bacterial infections at Quiha Ophthalmic Hospital, Northern Ethiopia: an evaluation according to the risk factors and the antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial isolates

Variable

Bacterial occurrence, N (%)

Total, N (%)

CORa (95% CIb), P-value

AORc (95% CI), P-value

No

Yes

History of ocular surface disease

 Yes

10 (11.0)

81 (89.0)

91 (100)

6.5 (3.2–13.4), <0.01

13.6 (3.8–49), <0.01

 No

80 (44.7)

99 (53.3)

179 (100)

1

1

History of ocular trauma

 Yes

14 (16.7)

70 (83.3)

84 (100)

3.4 (1.8–6.5), <0.01

4.2 (1.4–13), 0.012

 No

76 (40.9)

110 (59.1)

186 (100)

1

1

History of hospitalization

 Yes

9 (13.4)

58 (86.6)

67 (100)

4.3 (2–9), <0.01

3.3 (1.03–12.5), 0.04

 No

81 (39.9)

122 (60.1)

203 (100)

1

1

Cosmetic application practices

 Yes

7 (12.1)

51 (87.9)

58 (100)

5.3 (2.2–12.8), <0.01

4.7 (1.6–13.9), <0.01

 No

39 (41.9)

54 (58.1)

93 (100)

1

1

  1. Notes: a COR Crude odds ratio; b CI Confidence interval; c AOR Adjusted odds ratio