Incidence and Predictors of Pressure Ulcers among Adult Patients in Intensive Care Units at Arba Minch and Jinka Hospitals, Southern Ethiopia

Table 5

A log-rank test of the study variables among adult patients admitted to intensive care units at Arba Minch and Jinka Hospitals, Southern Ethiopia, 2021/22.

Variables	Chi 2 ()
Sex	0.74	0.3885
Age	11.55	0.0007
BMI	1.35	0.2450
Admission GCS	1.23	0.2672
Waterlow score within 6 hours of admission	4.98	0.0257
Smoking	0.00	0.9545
Comorbidity	0.76	0.3846
Frequent positioning	7.41	0.0065
Friction or shearing forces	47.41	0.0000
Incontinence (fecal or/and urine)	2.54	0.1110
Pressure-relieving device (at bony prominence areas)	10.27	0.0014
Vasoactive medications	2.90	0.0886