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. 2023 Oct 7;23:664. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08581-6

Table 1.

Background characteristics of study participants with CRBSI at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana, 2021-2022

Characteristic Frequency Percentage
Age
 Mean ± SD 45.2 ± 14.3
 < 25 3 5.8
 25-49 35 67.3
 50-59 8 15.4
 ≥60 6 11.5
Sex
 Female 20 38.5
 Male 32 61.5
Marital status
 Divorced 1 1.9
 Married 31 59.6
 Single 17 32.7
 Widowed 3 5.8
Education level
 Functionally illiterate 3 5.8
 Primary 10 19.2
 Secondary 23 44.2
 Tertiary 16 30.8
Underlying cause of ESKD
 Chronic Glomerulonephritis 3 5.8
 Diabetes 8 15.4
 Hypertension 25 48.1
 Retroviral infection 11 21.1
 Othersa 5 9.6
Haemodialysis initiation
 Emergency 45 86.5
 Elective 7 13.5
Duration of maintenance dialysis
 3- <6months 39 74.9
 6- <12months 7 13.5
 1-5years 4 7.7
 >5years 2 3.9
Frequency of haemodialysis
 Once a week 8 15.4
 Once or twice a week 1 1.9
 Twice a week 39 75
 Three times a week 4 7.7
Catheter insertion site
 Left femoral vein 1 1.9
 Right femoral vein 13 25.0
 Right internal jugular vein 38 73.1
Regular dialysis clinic attendance
 No 13 25
 Yes 39 75
Previous history of CRBSI
 No 43 82.7
 Yes 9 17.3

aAlport syndrome, SLE, Polycystic kidney disease, Lupus nephritis; ESKD End-stage kidney disease, CRBSI Catheter-related bloodstream infections, SD Standard deviation