Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with severity of very severe viral acute respiratory infections (VSVARI) among children under five years of age
Very severe viral acute respiratory infection compared to other SARI cases | |||||||
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Variables | Total sample n (%) Total N = 1159 | Total VSVARI n (%VSVARI) Total n = 344 | Crude OR (95% CI) | p-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
Age group | |||||||
0–3 months | 149 (12.9) | 58 (16.9) | 1.7 (1.2–2.4) | 0.006** | 1.5 (1.1–2.3) | 0.044* | |
4–11 months | 357 (30.8) | 107 (31.1) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 0.388 | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 0.581 | |
12–59 months | 653 (56.3) | 179 (52) | ref | --- | 1(ref.) | --- | |
Area of residence | |||||||
Urban | 514 (44.3) | 166 (48.3) | 1.25(1-1.6) | 0.082 | 1.3 (1.1–1.7) | 0.034* | |
Rural | 645 (55.7) | 178 (51.7) | 1(ref.) | --- | 1(ref.) | --- | |
Sex | |||||||
Male | 679(58.6) | 211(61.3) | 1.17(0.9–1.5) | 0.217 | --- | --- | |
Female | 480(41.4) | 133(38.7) | 1(ref.) | --- | --- | --- | |
Season*** | |||||||
Dry season | 819(70.7) | 220(70.7) | 1(ref.) | -- | 1(ref.) | --- | |
Rainy season | 344(29.3) | 124(340) | 1.6(1,2–2) | 0.001** | 1.4(1.1–1.9) | 0.028* | |
Sites | |||||||
Bogodogo | 324(28) | 73(21.2) | 1(ref.) | -- | --- | --- | |
Bousse | 183(15.8) | 49(14.2) | 1.25(0.8–1.9) | 0.283 | --- | --- | |
Kongoussi | 341(29.4) | 60(17.4) | 0.73(0.5–1.1) | 0.112 | --- | --- | |
Houndé | 311(26.8) | 162(47.1) | 3.7(2.6–5.3) | < 0.001** | --- | --- | |
Antibiotics before admission | |||||||
No | 460(39.7) | 148(43) | 1(ref.) | -- | --- | --- | |
Yes | 699(60.3) | 196(57) | 0.8(0.6–1.1) | 0.132 | --- | --- | |
Antibiotics during hospitalization | |||||||
No | 19(1.6) | 9(2.6) | 2.2(0.9–5.4) | 0.095 | 2.7(1.1–7.2) | 0.048* | |
Yes | 1140(98.4) | 335(97.4) | 1(ref.) | -- | 1(ref.) | --- | |
Type of antibiotics used | |||||||
Ceftriaxone | 1121 (96.7) | 332(29.6) | 0.9(0.4–1.8) | 0.795 | --- | --- | |
Penicilline G | 12(1.04) | 3(25) | 0.8(0.2–2.9) | 0.722 | --- | --- | |
Gentamycin | 104(9) | 32(30.8) | 1.1(0.7–1.6) | 0.799 | --- | --- | |
Others antibiotics**** | 29(2.5) | 3(10.34) | 0.3(0.1–0.9) | 0.031* | --- | --- | |
Chronic health condition***** | |||||||
No | 1147(99) | 340(98.8) | 1(ref.) | -- | --- | --- | |
Yes | 12(1) | 4(1.2) | 1.2(0.3-4) | 0.776 | --- | --- | |
Length of stay | |||||||
0–7 Days | 920(79.4) | 278(80.8) | 1.1(0.8–1.5) | 0.450 | --- | --- | |
>7 Days | 239(20.6) | 66(19.2) | 1(ref.) | -- | --- | --- | |
Malnutrition | |||||||
No | 1072(92.5) | 323(93.9) | 1.3(0.8–2.2) | 0.247 | 1.6(0.9–2.8) | --- | |
Yes | 87(7.5) | 21(6.1) | 1(ref.) | -- | 1(ref.) | --- | |