Table 1 Risk factors associated with MRSA colonization among health professionals at Adigrat and Wukro hospitals, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia September–December 2016
Variable | MRSA | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
No, n (%) | Yes, n (%) | ||
Sex | |||
 Male | 93 (93) | 7 (7.0) | 0.497 |
 Female | 135 (95.1) | 7 (4.9) |  |
Age group | |||
 20–29 | 129 (94.2) | 8 (5.8) | 0.503 |
 30–39 | 52 (91.2) | 5 (8.8) |  |
 40–49 | 30 (96.8) | 1 (3.2) |  |
 50–59 | 17 (100) | 0 (0.0) |  |
Work experience | |||
 < 5 | 110 (94) | 7 (6.0) | 0.486 |
 6–10 | 56 (96.6) | 2 (3.4) |  |
 11–20 | 22 (88) | 3 (12.0) |  |
 21–30 | 40 (95.2) | 2 (4.8) |  |
Department | |||
 Medical | 26 (96.3) | 1 (3.7) | 0.081 |
 Surgical | 29 (82.9) | 6 (17.1) |  |
Pediatric | 20 (90.9) | 2 (9.1) | Â |
 Gynecology and obstetrics | 28 (93.3) | 2 (6.7) |  |
 Laboratory | 25 (100) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Outpatient department | 48 (96) | 2 (4.0) |  |
 Pharmacy | 25 (96.2) | 1 (3.8) |  |
 Others | 27 (100) | 0 (0.0) |  |
Hand washing habit | |||
 Always | 116 (94.3) | 7 (5.7) | 0.298 |
 Usually | 91 (95.8) | 4 (4.2) |  |
 Rare | 21 (87.5) | 3 (12.5) |  |
Use of hand rub | |||
 Always | 123 (99.2) | 1 (0.8) | 0.001* |
 Usually | 97 (95.1) | 5 (4.9) |  |
 Rare | 8 (50) | 8 (50) |  |
Prior hospitalization | |||
 Yes | 23 (88.5) | 3 (11.5) | 0.183 |
 No | 205 (94.9) | 11 (5.1) |  |
History of antibiotics treatment | |||
 Yes | 115 (92) | 10 (8) | 0.127 |
 No | 113 (96.6) | 4 (3.4) |  |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | |||
 Yes | 28 (87.5) | 4 (12.5) | 0.081 |
 No | 200 (95.2) | 10 (4.8) |  |
Diabetic mellitus | |||
 Yes | 7 (70) | 3 (30.0) | 0.001* |
 No | 221 (95.3) | 11 (4.7) |  |