Table 4 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis to assess factors associated with Neisseria meningitidis carriage rate among prisoners at correction facility in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia, 2019

Active smoking

 Yes

40 (46.5)

46 (53.5)

10.34 (6.00, 17.80)

6.788 (3.007, 15.326)

 No

36 (7.8)

428(92.2)

1

Passive smoking

 Yes

22 (13.9)

136 (86.1)

1.01 (0.59, 1.73)

 No

54 (13.8)

338 (86.2)

1

Chewing khat

 Yes

16 (19.0)

68 (81.0)

1.592 (0.86, 2.92)

 No

60 (12.9)

406 (87.1)

1

Drug user

 Yes

12 (5.0)

228 (95.0)

0.202 (0.10,0.38)

0.112 (0.10,1.38)

 No

64 (20.6)

246 (79.4)

1

Age category

 16–20 years

44 (57.9)

142 (30.0)

6.30 (2.59, 15.29)

5.310 (1.404,20.076)

 21–25 years

22(28.9)

120 (25.3)

3.73 (1.46, 9.51)

3.171 (.782, 12.865)

 26–30 years

4 (5.3)

90 (19.0)

0.90 (0.24, 3.29)

0.866 (.130, 5.754)

  > 30 years

6 (7.9)

122(25.7)

1

1

Sex

 Male

74 (97.4%)

452 (85.9%)

0.56 (0.13, 2.41)

0.48 (0.23, 2.21)

 Female

2 (8.3%)

22 (14.1%)

1

Residence

 Rural

46 (60.5)

260 (54.9)

1.26 (0.76, 2.06)

 Urban

30 (39.5)

214 (45.1)

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Educational level

 No education

18 (23.7)

132 (27.8)

1.09 (0.23, 5.14)

4.210 (0.404,16.076)

 Primary school

36 (47.4)

228 (48.1)

1.26 (0.27, 5.72)

2.171 (0.782, 10.865)

 Secondary school

20 (26.3)

98(20.7)

1.63 (0.34, 7.66)

0 .866 (0.130, 5.754)

 Diploma and above

2 (26.3)

16(3.4)

1

1

Hand washing habit

 With water alone

62 (15.0)

352 (85.0)

1.53 (0.82, 2.84)

1.13 (0.82, 2.84)

 With soap and water

14 (10.3)

122 (89.7)

1

1

Incarceration history

 Yes

6 (21.4)

22 (78.6)

1.76 (0.68, 4.49)

1.327 (0.007, 3.180)

 No

70 (13.4)

452 (86.6)

1

1

Respiratory symptom

 Yes

44 (20.2)

174 (79.8)

2.37 (1.44, 3.87)

2.327 (1.007, 5.380)

 No

32(9.6)

300 (90.4)

1

1

Antibiotics use

 Yes

20 (8.5)

216 (91.5)

0.42 (0.24, 0.73)

0.263 (0.106, 0.655)

 No

56 (17.8)

258 (82.2)