Table 2 Bivariate and multivariate analysis for the socio-demographic and clinical variables associated with septicemia suspected patients at a hospital, in Northwest Ethiopia 2021

Sex

Male

23(23.8)

89(76.2)

1

Female

22(19.8)

80(80.2)

0.90(0.46,1.74)

0.753

Age

1month-11month

16(33.3)

32(66.7)

0.47(.19,1.14)

1–5

10(19.6)

41(80.4)

0.96(.37,2.49)

0.25*

6–10

7(17.1)

34(82.9)

1.14(.40,3.23)

11–15

2(12.5)

14(87.5)

1.6(.32,8.28)

> 15

10(19.6)

48(80.4)

1

Residence

Rural

14(18.9)

60(81.1)

0.82(.41,1.66)

0.582

Urban

31(22.1)

109(77.9)

1

Patient Ward

Surgery

4(14.3)

24(85.7)

1

Emergency

5(15.6)

27(84.4)

0.4(.0.04,3.93)

0.432

Pediatrics

33(29.7)

78(70.3)

0.36(0.04,3.37)

0.371

Medical

2(7.4)

25(92.6)

0.16(0.02,1.42)

0.079*

ICU

1(6.3)

15(93.7)

0.83(0.07,9.99)

0.886

Co morbidity

 Yes

25(21.6)

91(79.6)

1.07(0.55,2.07)

0.84

 No

20(20.4)

78(78.4)

1

Fever

 Yes

33(23.6)

107(76.4)

1.6(0.3,1.30)

0.026*

0.39(0.18,0.85)

0.012

 No

12(16.2)

62(83.8)

1

1

Hospital admission

 Yes

39(24.7)

119(75.3)

2.73(1.09,6.86)

0.032*

2.9(1.18,7.22)

0.020

 No

6(10.7)

50(89.3)

1

1

Length of hospital stay

< 5days

11(57.9)

8(42.1)

1

1

0.03

≥ 5days

34(17.8)

157(82.2)

6.35(1.34,42.7)

0.0001*

0.13(0.02,0.82)

Previous Medical procedure

 Yes

38(23.9)

121(76.1)

2.15(0.90–5.15)

0.085*

 No

7(12.7)

48(87.3)

1

Antibiotic usage

 Yes

19(13.0)

42(61.8)

2.21(1.11,4.39)

0.024*

 No

26(38.2)

127(87)

1

Temperature

< 370c

35(8.8)

108(91.2)

1

> 370c

10(35.4)

60(64.6)

1.9(.89,4.77)

0.095*