Table 2. Characteristics of S. aureus non-carriers and carriers in the two Ghanaian communities, 2011–2012.
| Characteristic | Category | Non-carriers (N = 463) | Carriers (N = 124) | Total (N = 587) | p-value |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Age (mean/sd) | 32.1 (22.1) | 29.8 (20.3) | 31.6 (21.8) | 0.2812 | |
| Sex | Female | 290 (62.6) | 80 (64.5) | 370 (63.0) | |
| Male | 173 (37.4) | 44 (35.5) | 217 (37.0) | 0.7790 | |
| Community | OS | 208 (44.9) | 26 (21.0) | 234 (39.9) | |
| KG | 255 (55.1) | 98 (79.0) | 353 (60.1) | <0.0001 | |
| EH | No | 285 (61.6) | 86 (69.4) | 371 (63.2) | |
| Yes | 178 (38.4) | 38 (30.6) | 216 (36.8) | 0.1350 | |
| SRD | No | 414 (89.4) | 116 (93.5) | 530 (90.3) | |
| Yes | 49 (10.6) | 8 (6.5) | 57 (9.7) | 0.2266 | |
| SRAT | No | 430 (92.9) | 116 (93.5) | 546 (93.0) | |
| Yes | 33 (7.1) | 8 (6.5) | 41 (7.0) | 0.9491 | |
| HWHH | No | 405 (87.5) | 106 (85.5) | 511 (87.1) | |
| Yes | 58 (12.5) | 18 (14.5) | 76 (12.9) | 0.6633 |
OS: Osudoku (rural); KG: Korle-gonno (urban); EH: exposure to hospitals; SRD: self-reported disease; SRAT: self-reported antimicrobial therapy; HWHH: healthcare worker in household.