Table 3 Bivariate analysis of possible risk factors and their association with the prevalence of bacterial infection of the eye among ophthalmic patients
Variables | Bacterial isolate | COR (95 % CI) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Male | 57 | 37 | 1 | ||
Female | 38 | 28 | 1.24(0.66–2.59) | 0.57 | |
Age | <45 | 20 | 24 | 1 | |
45–55 | 17 | 13 | 1.39(0.46–4.2) | 0.56 | |
>55 | 58 | 28 | 2.3(0.88–6.04) | 0.09 | |
Residence | |||||
Urban | 20 | 20 | 1 | ||
Rural | 75 | 45 | 1.8(0.69–4.7) | 0.23 | |
Educational status | |||||
Can’t read and write | 80 | 52 | 0.46(0.02–10.67) | 0.63 | |
Read and write | 14 | 12 | 0.83(0.04–17) | 0.9 | |
Primary school and above | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Occupation | |||||
Government employee | 10 | 4 | 1 | ||
Farmer | 65 | 41 | 1.8(0.42–7.8) | 0.043 | |
Others | 20 | 20 | 0.95(0.37–2.45) | 0.92 | |
Frequency of face washing | |||||
More Frequently | 17 | 14 | 1 | ||
Frequently | 16 | 23 | 0.54(0.19–1.55) | 0.25 | |
Less frequently | 62 | 23 | 1.53(0.63–3.) | 0.35 | |
Smoking habit | |||||
Yes | 9 | 1 | 6.34(0.72–56.14) | 0.097 | |
No | 86 | 64 | 1 | ||
Presence any underlying disease | |||||
Yes | 11 | 10 | 0.89(0.33–2.4) | 0.81 | |
No | 84 | 55 | 1 | ||