Table 1.
Distribution of persistent and intermittent carriers among males and females
| Sex |
Carriers (% carriage distribution across sex)# |
Totala | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persistent | Intermittent | Non-carriers | ||
| Male |
11 (23.9) |
16 (34.7) |
19 (41.4) |
46 |
| Female |
15 (23.8) |
19 (30.1) |
29 (46.1) |
63 |
| Totalb | 26 | 35 | 48 | 109 |
#Only nasal swabs from carriers sampled 2 or more times were only included.
aTotal number of nasal carriers distributed across each sex.
bTotal number persistent, intermittent and non-carriers monitored during the study.