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Table 2 Association of serious bacterial infection with co-factors related to demographic, socioeconomic factors, and past history in 302 children admitted with fever in Ujjain, India

From: Incidence, clinical profile, and risk factors for serious bacterial infections in children hospitalized with fever in Ujjain, India

Independent Variable

 

Outcome variable

Serious bacterial infection

   

Total(%)#

n = 302

No (%)

n = 160

Yes (%)

n = 142

RR

95%CI

P value

Sex

 Male

180(60)

89(49)

91(51)

0 .826

0.64–1.06

0.143

 Female

122(40)

71(58)

51(42)

   

Age in months

 Infant (3mo-12mo)

106(35)

53(50)

53(50)

R

R

–

 Toddler (>12mo-36 mo)

123(41)

68(55)

55(45)

0.808

0.48–1.36

0.425

 Pre-school (> 36 mo-60 mo)

73(24)

39(53)

34(47)

0.871

0.47–1.58

0.652

Socioeconomic status

 Upper middle

70(23)

37(53)

33(47)

R

R

–

 Lower middle

223(74)

119(53)

104(47)

0.97

0.57–1.67

0.941

 Lower

9(3)

4(44)

5(56)

1.40

0.34–5.66

0.636

H/o hospitalization (past 1 mo)

 No

267(88)

157(59)

110(41)

2.21

1.86–2.64

< 0.001

 Yes

35(12)

3(9)

32(91)

   

H/o chronic illness

 No

295(98)

159(54)

136(47)

1.85

1.34–2.57

< 0.001

 Yes

7(2)

1(14)

6(86)

   

H/o any medication (last one week)

 No

266(88)

155(58)

111(42)

2.06

1.70–2.50

< 0.001

 Yes

34(11)

4(12)

30(88)

   

Immunization status

 Fully immunized

107(35)

97(91)

10(9)

7.24

3.98–13.17

< 0.001

 Partially immunized

195(65)

63(32)

132(68)

   

H/o malaise

 No

268(89)

146(54)

122(46)

1.29

0.94–1.76

< 0.001

 Yes

34(11)

14(41)

20(59)

   

H/o fatigue

 No

255(84)

139(56)

116(45)

1.21

0.90–1.62

0.186

 Yes

47(16)

21(45)

26(55)

   

H/o lethargy

 No

284(94)

152(54)

132(46)

1.19

0.77–1.84

0.418

 Yes

18(6)

8(44)

10(56)

   

H/o restlessness

 No

298(99)

158(53)

140(47)

1.06

0.39–2.85

0.902

 Yes

4(1)

2(50)

2(50)

   

H/o common cold

 No

193(64)

128(66)

65(34)

2.09

1.66–2.64

< 0.001

 Yes

109(36)

32(29)

77(71)

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