Throat Swab Culture Positivity and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles in Children 2–5 Years of Age Suspected of Bacterial Tonsillitis at Hargeisa Group of Hospitals, Somaliland: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 7

Multivariable analysis of factors associated with positive bacterial throat culture among children 2–5 years of age at HGH (n = 374).

Variables	COR (95% CI)	value	AOR (95% CI)	value
Gender
Male	0.64 (0.41–1.00)	0.05	0.68 (0.38–1.19)	0.18
Female
History of tonsillitis
Yes	0.11 (0.68–0.19)	<0.001	01.2 (0.06–0.21)	<0.001
No
Type of tonsillitis
Acute				0.67
Chronic	8.37 (4.82–14.53)	<0.001
Recurrent	0.87 (0.45–1.67)	0.67	0.45 (0.01–17.2)
Parental occupation
Unemployed	1.98 (1.19–3.29)	0.008	1.68 (0.89–3.18)	0.11
Employed
Contact with cough
Yes	1.89 (1.18–3.0)	0.008	0.71 (0.37–1.33)	0.29
No
Tonsillar structure
Yes	3.52 (1.93–6.42)	<0.001	2.1 (0.05–80.7)	0.69
No
Overcrowded
Yes	0.56 (0.35–0.89)	0.02	0.93 (0.45–1.91)	0.93
No
Difficulty of swallowing
Yes	0.32 (0.198–0.53)	<0.001	6.99 (3.56–13.73)	<0.001
No
Weight loss
Yes	2.96 (1.89–4.64)	<0.001	0.33 (0.186–0.597)	<0.001
No
Attending school
Yes	0.31 (0.19–0.51)	<0.001	2.98 (1.64–5.42)	<0.001
No
Attending daycare centre
Yes	1.54 (0.93–2.53)	0.09	1 (0.44–2.34)	0.97
No
Wood biofuel
Yes	7.29 (2.21–24.1)	0.001	0.19 (0.04–0.84)	0.029
No