Research Article

Bacterial Profile, Antibacterial Resistance Pattern, and Associated Factors from Women Attending Postnatal Health Service at University of Gondar Teaching Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 5

Bivariate and multivariate analysis for the assessment of factors associated with bacterial infection from women attending antenatal and postnatal service at the University of Gondar Teaching Hospital from 1 January 2016 to 30 May 2016.

Characteristics Culture Bivariate analysis Multivariate analysis value
Positive number (%) Negative number (%) COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)

Age
 15–2434 (37.8)5 (29.4)1
 25–3449 (54,4)7 ( 41.2)2.267 (0.454, 11.327)
 35–447 (7.8)5 (29.4)1.741 (0.393, 7.713)
Residence
 Urban70 (77.8)13 (76.5)0.923 (0.273, 3.164)
 Rural20 (22.2)4 (23.5)1
Occupation
 Self-employer85 (94,4)17 (100)1
 Government5 (5.6)0 (0)0.982 (0.585, 1.648)
Education
 Illiterate28 (31.1)7 (41.2)1
 Primary12 (13.3)2 (11.8)0.696 (0.181, 2.674)
 Secondary27 (30)4 (23.5) 1.043 (0.167, 6.59)
 Higher education23 (25.6)4 (23.5)1.174 (0.264, 5.226)
Marital status
 Married88 (97.8)17 (100)1
 Single2 (2.2)0 (0)0.691 (0.227, 2.101)
Mode of delivery
 VDE34 (37.8)3 (17.6)15.111 (3.095, 73.77) 102 (5.2, 2028) 0.002
 C/S50 (55.6)6 (35.3)11.111 (2.865, 43.099) 86 (5, 1436) 0.002
 Instrumental6 (6.7)8 (47.1)1
Prolonged labour
 No45 (50)10 (58.8)1
 Yes45 (50)7 (41.2)0.700 (0.245, 2.001)
PRM
 No50 (55.6)14 (82.4)1
 Yes40 (44.4)3 (17.6)0.268 (0.072, 0.997) 0.012 (0.001, 0.305) 0.008
Gravidity
 1–380 (88.9)15 (88.2)1.746 (0.513, 5.940)
 4–69 (10)1 (5.9)1.290 (0.343, 4.856)
 7–91 (1.1)1 (5.9)1

Note.   indicates  statistical significance at , in both bivariate and multivariate analyses. AOR: adjusted odds ratio; COR: crude odds ratio; 1: reference group; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; UTI: urinary tract infection; C/S: cesarean section; VDE: vaginal delivery with episiotomy; PRM: premature rapture of membrane.