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Table 3 Risk factors for becoming a Staphylococcal aureus carrier three weeks after start of training, multivariable logistic regression models, controlled for season (N = 355)a

From: Neglect of skin wounds and the risk of becoming a Staphylococcus aureus nasal carrier: a cohort study

Risk factors

OR (95 % CI)

p value

Attitudes toward skin wounds

  

 Appropriate care during training

1.0

 

 Inappropriate care during training

1.99 (0.97-4.08)

0.06

 No neglect before training

1.0

 

 Neglect before training

1.84 (1.09-3.10)

0.02

 No neglect during training

1.0

<0.01

 Neglect during training

2.00 (1.20-3.34)

 

 No neglect before and during training

1.0

 

 Neglect before or during training

1.68 (0.95-2.96)

0.08

 Neglect before and during training

2.98 (1.48-6.00)

<0.01

Practices toward skin wounds

  

 No neglect during training

1.0

0.05

 Neglect during training

1.91 (0.99-3.70)

 

 No neglect, practice and attitude during training

1.0

 

 Neglect, practice or attitude during training

1.86 (1.04-3.34)

0.04

 Neglect, practice and attitude during training

2.40 (1.13-5.12)

0.02

  1. aDue to high correlation between attitudes and practices toward skin wounds, only one risk factor was introduced in each model