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Table 6 Multivariate analysis for the factors associated with GAS carriage among primary school children in Sissa sub-county Wakiso

From: Prevalence of group a streptococcus pharyngeal carriage and clinical manifestations in school children aged 5–15 yrs in Wakiso District, Uganda

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted

OR

95% CI

p-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

Peri-urban

2.270

1.156–4.457

0.017

2.477

1.005–6.107

0.049

Sore throat

0.534

0.231–1.233

0.142

0.447

0.179–1.116

0.085

Tonsillar enlargement

0.467

0.178–1.224

0.121

0.650

0.235–1.796

0.406

Parent’s employment

0.795

0.339–1.864

0.598

0.629

0.257–1.537

0.309

Female

1.304

0.731 –2.327

0.369

1.269

0.69–2.332

0.443

Household with less than 4

0.693

0.35 –1.371

0.292

0.628

0.301–1.309

0.215

Palatal petechiea

0.467

0.178–1.224

0.121

0.593

0.129–2.725

0.502

Congestion >0.8children /m2

2.152

0.820– 5.643

0.119

1.013

0.297–3.461

0.983

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