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Table 5 Exposures associated with vaginal S. aureus colonisation of women in labour at three study sites (N = 1472)

From: Vaginal colonisation of women in labour with potentially pathogenic bacteria: a cross sectional study at three primary health care facilities in Central Uganda

Characteristics

N = 1472 (%)

S. aureus colonisation

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age (years)

 20–24

587 (39.9)

1

1

  ≤ 19

205 (13.9)

1.10 (0.60, 2.00)

0.90 (0.48, 1.69)

 25–29

454 (30.8)

1.12 (0.70, 1.78)

1.34 (0.81, 2.19)

  ≥ 30

226 (15.4)

1.47 (0.86, 2.51)

2.17 (1.17, 4.00)

Education level

 Tertiary

130 (8.8)

1

1

 No education

33 (2.2)

0.87 (0.18, 4.22)

1.04 (0.21, 5.24)

 Primary

455 (30.9)

1.33 (0.63, 2.82)

1.61 (0.73, 3.53)

 Secondary

854 (58.0)

1.11 (0.54, 2.28)

1.27 (0.61, 2.67)

Gravida

 Primigravida

442 (30.0)

1

1

 2–4 pregnancies

910 (61.8)

0.87 (0.58, 1.32)

0.67 (0.41 1.10)

  ≥ 5 pregnancies

120 (8.2)

0.64 (0.28, 1.47)

0.33 (0.12, 0.88)

Hospitalisation during pregnancy

 No

1387 (94.2)

1

–

 Yes

710 (94.5)

1.04 (0.47, 2.3)

–

Antenatal attendance

 One time

75 (5.1)

1

–

 2–4 times

1259 (85.5)

0.96 (0.41, 2.27)

–

 5 or more times

138 (9.4)

1.30 (0.48, 3.53)

–

Domestic animals at home

 No

1355 (92.1)

1

1

 Yes

117 (8.0)

0.72 (0.33, 1.58)

0.78 (0.32, 1.87)

Wealth index

 5th Quintile (Least poor)

290 (19.7)

1

1

 1st Quintile (Poorest)

489 (33.2)

1.27 (0.74, 2.18)

1.14 (0.63, 2.09)

 2nd Quintile

100 (6.8)

0.96 (0.40, 2.34)

0.84 (0.33, 2.13)

 3rd Quintile

298 (20.0)

1.07 (0.58, 1.98)

0.99 (0.51, 1.93)

 4th Quintile

295 (20.0)

1.03 (0.55, 1.92)

0.96 (0.50, 1.84)