Prevalence of ventilator-associated pneumonia and associated factors among intubated adult patients admitted in public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a facility-based retrospective study design

This study determined that nearly one-third of study participants developed VAP and identified factors that increased the odds of VAP, including: advanced age (AOR: 3.2, 95% CI: 1.51-7.12), re-intubation (AOR: 4.8, 95% CI: 2.4-9.4), duration of the patient on a mechanical ventilator (AOR: 3.2, 95% CI: 1.4-7.2), tracheostomy (AOR: 2.5, 95% CI: 1.2-5.2), and emergency intubation (AOR: 2.4, 95% CI: 1.3-4.6). Policymakers and health planners should address these factors to improve patient outcomes and healthcare costs among intubated adult patients admitted to public hospitals in Addis Ababa.