Table 1.
Characteristics of female and male inmates entering prison with and without S. aureus colonization
| Females* (N = 404) | Total (N = 404) n (%) | S. aureus negative (n = 200) n (%) | MSSA positive (n = 161) n (%) | MRSA positive (n = 43) n (%) | P value† (colonized vs. not colonized) | P value† (MRSA vs. MSSA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 16 to <29 | 130 (32·2) | 59 (29·5) | 59 (36·7) | 12 (27·9) | 0·08 | 0·32 |
| 29 to <43 | 138 (34·1) | 63 (31·5) | 60 (37·3) | 15 (34·8) | ||
| ⩾43 | 136 (33·7) | 78 (39·0) | 42 (26·1) | 16 (37·2) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 168 (41·6) | 84 (42·0) | 64 (39·8) | 20 (46·5) | 0·89 | 0·49 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 166 (41·1) | 84 (42·0) | 68 (42·2) | 14 (32·6) | ||
| Hispanic | 43 (10·6) | 19 (9·5) | 17 (10·6) | 7 (16·3) | ||
| Other | 27 (6·7) | 13 (6·5) | 12 (7·5) | 2 (4·7) | ||
| Level of education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 186 (46·0) | 85 (42·5) | 74 (46·0) | 27 (62·8) | 0·54 | 0·10 |
| High school/GED | 126 (31·2) | 68 (34·0) | 49 (30·4) | 9 (20·9) | ||
| Some college | 74 (18·3) | 38 (19·0) | 32 (19·9) | 4 (9·3) | ||
| College graduate | 18 (4·5) | 9 (4·5) | 6 (3·7) | 3 (7·0) | ||
| Self-perceived general health | ||||||
| Excellent or good | 315 (78·0) | 162 (81·0) | 121 (75·2) | 32 (74·4) | 0·15 | 0·92 |
| Fair or poor | 89 (22·0) | 38 (19·0) | 40 (24·8) | 11 (25·6) | ||
| Chronic skin condition | 86 (21·3) | 45 (22·5) | 30 (18·6) | 11 (25·6) | 0·56 | 0·31 |
| Antibiotic use (past 6 months) | 154/402 (38·3) | 77/199 (38·7) | 56/160 (35·0) | 21 (48·8) | 0·88 | 0·10 |
| Shared personal items | 69 (17·1) | 26 (13·0) | 35 (21·7) | 8 (18·6) | 0·03 | 0·65 |
| ⩾2 Showers per day | 130 (32·2) | 60 (30·0) | 50 (31·1) | 20 (46·5) | 0·35 | 0·06 |
| Skin infection (ever) | 75 (18·6) | 33 (16·5) | 30 (18·6) | 12 (27·9) | 0·29 | 0·18 |
| Skin Infection (past 6 months) | 29/403 (7·2) | 10/199 (5·0) | 14 (8·7) | 5 (11·6) | 0·10 | 0·56 |
| Used athletic equipment (past 6 months) | 61 (15·1) | 33 (16·5) | 23 (14·3) | 5 (11·6) | 0·44 | 0·80 |
| Member of a social group (past 6 months) | 33/372 (8·9) | 11/181 (6·1) | 19/149 (12·8) | 3/42 (7·1) | 0·07 | 0·42 |
| Fights (past 1 month) | 13/376 (3·5) | 5/184 (2·7) | 6/150 (4·0) | 2/42 (4·8) | 0·58 | 0·68 |
| Incarcerated for ⩾6 months | 129 (31·9) | 53 (26·5) | 57 (35·4) | 19 (44·2) | 0·02 | 0·29 |