Independent variables

Total

n (%) or mean

nasal carriage of MRSA

n (%) or mean

Rough

OR

CI 95%

OR

p-value*

Age

Mean ± SD

35.72 ± 16.8

36.88 ± 19

1.01

[0.98; 1.03]

0.66

Sex

Female

116 (76.32)

21 (18.10)

Ref

Male

36 (23.68)

11 (30.56)

0.50

[0.21; 1.18]

0.11

Region

Adamawa

43 (28.29)

8 (18.61)

Ref

Far North

31 (20.39)

11 (35.49)

2.41

[0.83; 6.98]

0.11

Littoral

78 (51.32)

13 (16.67)

0.88

[0.33; 2.31]

0.78

Body protection

No

106 (69.74)

28 (26.42)

Ref

Yes

46 (30.26)

4 (8.70)

0.27

[0.09; 0.81]

0.02

p ≤ 0.05.