Table 3 Bivariable and multivariable analysis of factors associated with bacterial external ocular infection at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, 2019
Variables | External Ocular Infection | COR (95% CI) | P-value | AOR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infected | Non-infected | |||||
N (%) | N (%) | |||||
Sex | ||||||
 Male | 133 (57.1) | 100 (42.1) |  |  |  |  |
 Female | 75 (59.1) | 52 (40.9) | 0.92 (0.59–1.43) | 0.72 | NA | NA |
Residence | ||||||
 Rural | 167(60.7) | 108 (39.3) | 1.66 (1.017–2.707) | 0.043 | 0.68 (0.392–1.190) | 0.178 |
 Urban | 41 (50.6) | 44 (49.4) |  |  |  |  |
Hospitalization | ||||||
 Yes | 5 (55.5) | 4 (44.5) |  |  |  |  |
 No | 203 (57.8) | 148 (42.2) | 1.1 (0.290–4.156) | 0.891 | NA | NA |
Previous ocular disease | ||||||
 Yes | 135 (74.2) | 47 (25.8) | 4.13 (2.64–6.46) | <  0.001 | 3.53 (2.175–5.731) | <  0.001 |
 No | 73 (41) | 105 (59) |  |  |  |  |
Previous eye surgery | ||||||
 Yes | 39 (81.3) | 9 (18.53) | 0.27 (0.128–0.582) | 0.001 | 1.63 (0.680–3.921) | 0.272 |
 No | 169 (54.2) | 143 (45.8) |  |  |  |  |
Previous ocular trauma | ||||||
 Yes | 84 (91.3) | 8 (8.7) | 12.19 (5.68–26.176) | < 0.01 | 9.97 (4.543–21.900) | <  0.001 |
 No | 124 (46.3) | 144 (53.7) |  |  |  |  |
Presence of eye allergy | ||||||
 Yes | 205 (59) | 142 (41) |  |  |  |  |
 No | 3 (23) | 10 (77) | 4.81 (1.3–17.79) | 0.019 | 4.705 (1.191–18.585) | 0.027 |
History of self-medication | ||||||
 Yes | 5 (33.3) | 10 (66.7) |  |  |  |  |
 No | 203 (58.8) | 142 (41.2) | 2.86 (0.96–8.54) | 0.06 | 0.61 (0.16–2.29) | 0.46 |