Table 3 Distribution and association of S. pyogenes among school children in Hawassa from May–October 2018
Variables | Total S. pyogenes | COR (95% CI) | Total N = 287 (100%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Present n = 35 (12.2%) | Absent n = 252 (87.8%) | ||||
Sex | |||||
Female | 23 (16.4) | 117 (83.6) | 1 | 140 (48.8) | 0.013 |
Male | 12 (8.2) | 135 (91.8) | 2.21 (1.8–3.14) | 147 (51.2) | |
Age | |||||
5–8 | 12 (17.1) | 58 (82.9) | 0.76 (0.5–1.8 | 70 (24.4) | 0.123 |
9–12 | 18 (10.0) | 162 (90.0) | 1.41 (0.8–3.20) | 180 (62.7) | 0.626 |
13–15 | 5 (13.5) | 32 (86.5) | 1 | 37 (12.9) | |
Children living status | |||||
With othersa | 7 (14.9) | 40 (85.1) | 0.64 (0.3–1.90) | 47 (16.4) | 0.427 |
Mother only | 7 (25.0) | 21 (75.0) | 0.34 (0.2–1.6) | 28 (9.8) | 0.301 |
Father only | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | 0 | 4 (1.4) | 0.264 |
Both parent | 21 (10.1) | 187 (89.9) | 1 | 208 (72.5) | |
Educational status of parents | |||||
Illiterate | 19 (15.8) | 101 (84.2) | 0.89 (0.5–2.20) | 120 (41.8) | 0.365 |
1–4 | 1 (5.0) | 19 (95.0) | 3.2 (1.8–4.80) | 20 (6.7) | 0.309 |
5–12 | 10 (8.9) | 102 (91.1) | 1.7 (0.9–2.6) | 112 (39.0) | 0.546 |
> 12 | 5 (14.3) | 30 (85.7) | 1 | 35 (12.2) | |
Occupational status of mothers | |||||
Othersb | 10 (10.2) | 88 (89.8) | 1.8 (1.2–4.40) | 98 (34.1) | 0.002 |
House wife | 17 (12.0) | 125 (88.0) | 1.5 (0.7–3.20) | 142 (49.5) | 0.002 |
Employed | 8 (17.0) | 39 (83.0) | 1 | 47 (16.4) | |
Occupational status of fathers | |||||
Othersc | 21 (14.8) | 121 (85.2) | 0.35 (0.2–1.50) | 142 (49.5) | 0.446 |
Farmer | 7 (10.8) | 58 (89.2) | 0.26 (0.18–1.94) | 65 (22.6) | 0.602 |
Employed | 7 (8.8) | 73 (91.2) | 1 | 80 (27.9) | |
Family income | |||||
500–900 | 26 (16.0) | 136 (84.0) | 0.3 (0.2–1.68) | 162 (56.4) | 0.001 |
1000–1500 | 4 (12.1) | 29 (87.9) | 0.42 (0.3–2.20) | 33 (11.5) | 0.042 |
> 1500 | 5 (5.4) | 87 (94.6) | 1 | 92 (32) | |
Past history of recurrent of URTI/RHD | |||||
Yes | 6 (14.6) | 35 (85.4) | 0.78 (0.6–1.70) | 41 (14.3) | 0.607 |
No | 29 (11.8) | 217 (88.2) | 1 | 246 (85.7) | |
Number of family per house | |||||
< 5 | 12 (12.5) | 84 (87.5) | 1 | 96 (33.4) | 0.208 |
≥ 5 | 23 (12.0) | 168 (88.0) | 10.9 (4.0–22.0) | 191 (66.6) | |
Residence | |||||
Urban | 16 (22.9) | 54 (77.1) | 1 | 70 (24.4) | |
Rural | 19 (8.8) | 198 (91.2) | 3.1 (1.7–5.8) | 217 (75.6) | 0.002 |
Cooking in bed room | |||||
Yes | 10 (7.0) | 133 (93.0) | 2.79 (1.2–6.4) | 143 (49.8) | 0.321 |
No | 25 (17.4) | 119 (82.6) | 1 | 144 (50.2) | |
Previous any disease | |||||
Yes | 25 (12.8) | 170 (87.2) | 0.83 (0.6–2.1) | 195 (67.9) | |
No | 10 (10.9) | 82 (89.1) | 1 | 92 (32.1) | – |
History of hospitalization | |||||
Yes | 22 (9.1) | 220 (90.9) | 4.1 (1.9–9.2) | 44 (15.33) | 0.000 |
No | 13 (28.9) | 32 (71.1) | 1 | 45 (15.7) | |