Table 2 Factors associated with bronchial asthma among adult patients in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, Ethiopia 2018
Variable | Bronchial asthma | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Sex of adult patients | ||||
Male | 46 (17.9) | 78 (30.3) | 2.0 (1.2–3.5) | 0.6 (0.3–1.1) |
Female | 30 (11.7) | 103 (40.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 42 (16.3) | 73 (28.4) | 1.8 (1.2–3.1) | 1.5 (1.3–3.9)* |
Rural | 34 (13.3) | 108 (42.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Monthly income (in EBr) | ||||
< 1000 | 17 (6.6) | 20 (7.8) | 2.9 (1.3–4.1) | 1.7 (1.6–4.1)* |
1000–5000 | 36 (14.1) | 81 (31.5) | 1.6 (0.9–4.1) | 1.7 (0.7–3.9) |
> 5000 | 23 (9.9) | 80 (31.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
House ownership | ||||
Private | 31 (12.1) | 94 (36.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Rented from gov’t | 25 (9.7) | 27 (10.6) | 2.6 (0.2–0.7) | 0.4 (0.2–1.8) |
Rented from private owner | 20 (7.8) | 60 (23.3) | 1.2 (1.1–1.8) | 0.9 (0.5–1.8) |
Present of vermin at household | ||||
Yes | 58 (22.6) | 102 (39.7) | 2.5 (1.4–4.6) | 2.4 (1.2–4.7)* |
No | 18 (7.0) | 79 (30.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Family history of asthma | ||||
Yes | 38 (14.8) | 59 (23.0) | 2.1 (1.2–3.6) | 2.7 (1.3–5.8)* |
No | 38 (18.8) | 122 (47.4) | 1.00 | |
The habit of bronchodilators drug utilization | ||||
Yes | 46 (17.9) | 81 (31.5) | 1.9 (0.7–2.5) | 2.1 (0.9–4.5) |
No | 30 (11.7) | 100 (38.9) | 1.0 | |