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Table 3 Association between some selected variables and pressure ulcer at DRH, Northeast Ethiopia, 2016 G.C (N = 355)

From: Prevalence and risk factors of pressure ulcer in hospitalized adult patients; a single center study from Ethiopia

Variable

Pressure ulcer

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Remark

No

Yes

Length of stay (days)

 ≤ 6

145 (96.7%)

5 (3.3%)

1

1

 

 7–20

143 (82.7%)

30 (17.3%)

6.1 (2.3, 16)*

8.44 (2.1, 34)**

 ≥ 21

8 (33.3%)

16 (66.7%)

58 (16.9, 198)*

7 (10, 52)**

Pressure relieving device

 Yes

49 (96.1%)

2 (3.9%)

1

  

 No

253 (83.2%)

51 (16.8%)

4.94 (1.16, 20)

Use of medical device

 Yes

78 (75.5%)

25 (24.3%)

2.6 (1.4, 4.66)

  

 No

229 (88.9%)

28 (11.1%)

1

Chronic illness

 Yes

72 (72%)

28 (28%)

3.58 (1.4, 4.66)*

2.66 (0.78, 9)

 

 No

230 (90.2%)

25 (9.8%)

1

Change position

 Yes

203 (97.1%)

6 (2.9%)

1

1

 

 No

99 (67.8%)

47 (32.2%)

16 (6.64, 38.8)*

10.42 (2.9, 37)**

Sensory perception

 Completely limited

49 (66.2%)

25 (33.8%)

27.7 (8, 95.7)

1.85 (0.35, 9.8)

 

 Very limited

40 (65.6%)

21 (34.4%)

28.5 (8, 100)

1.57 (0.24, 10.4)

 Slightly limited

50 (92.6%)

4 (7.4%)

4.4 (0.94, 20.8)

0.63 (0.47, 8.25)

 No impairment

163 (98.2%)

3 (1.8%)

1

1

Moisture

 Constantly moist

25 (52.2%)

23 (47.8%)

22.6 (9.16, 56)

2.81 (0.55, 15)

 

 Very moist

21(56.8%)

17 (44.7%)

19.9 (7.7, 51.7)

4.5 (0.82, 25).

 Occasionally moist

59 (96.1%)

5 (7.8%)

2.12 (0.66, 6.6)

0.7 (0.09, 5.3)

 Rarely moist

197 (95.6%)

8 (3.9%)

1

1

Activity

 Bed fast

28 (46.7%)

32 (53.3%)

26.28 (10.6, 65)*

7.58 (1.7, 32)**

 

 Chair fast

28 (70%)

12 (30%)

9.86 (3.6, 27.2)*

11 (2, 61)**

 Walks occasionally

85 (97.7%)

2 (2.3%)

0.54 (0.11, 2.66)*

0.42 (0.043, 4.1)

 Walks frequently

161 (995.6%)

7 (4.2%)

1

1

Friction/shear

 Problem

17 (28.8%)

42 (7127%

86.06 (32, 231)

16.4 (4.4, 61)**

 

 Potential problem

76 (93.8%)

5 (6.2%)

2.29 (0.68, 7.7)

11 (0.2, 5.6)

 No apparent problem

209 (97.2%)

6 (2.8%)

1

1

  1. The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of pressure ulcer and its risk factors among adult hospitalized patients at Dessie Referral Hospital Northeast Ethiopia, 2016 G.C Hospital
  2. Strongly associated variables are in italic
  3. COR crude odd ratio, AOR adjusted odd ratio, DRH Dessie Referral, GC Gregorian calendar
  4. ** p-value ≤ 0.05, * p-value ≤ 0.20 in binary logistic regression