Table 3.
Factors associated with ESBL-PE fecal carriage in healthy children in Lebanese community
| Characteristic | Total N (%) |
ESBL+ N (%) |
ESBL− N (%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 (100 %) | 31 (24.8 %) | 94 (75.2 %) | ||
| Sex | 0.009 | |||
| Male | 62 (49.6 %) | 21 (67.7 %) | 41 (43.6 %) | |
| Female | 63 (50.4 %) | 10 (32.3 %) | 53 (56.4 %) | |
| Taking antibiotic during last 8 weeks | 0.072 | |||
| Yes | 56 (44.8 %) | 18 (58.1 %) | 38 (40.41 %) | |
| No | 69 (55.2 %) | 13 (41.9 %) | 56 (59.6 %) | |
| Hospital admission in past 12 months | 0.019 | |||
| Yes | 23 (18.4 %) | 10 (32.3 %) | 13 (13.8 %) | |
| No | 102 (81.6 %) | 21(67.7 %) | 81 (86.2 %) | |
| Taking antacid drug during last 8 weeks | 0.072 | |||
| Yes | 11 (8.8 %) | 5 (16.1 %) | 6 (6.4 %) | |
| No | 114 (91.2 %) | 26 (83.9 %) | 88 (93.6 %) | |
| Drinking milk | 0.011 | |||
| Regularly* | 75 (60 %) | 25 (80.6 %) | 50 (53.2 %) | |
| Rare^ or never | 50 (40 %) | 6 (19.4 %) | 44 (46.8 %) | |
| Drinking or eating yogurt | 0.039 | |||
| Regularly | 77 (61.6 %) | 23 (74.2 %) | 54 (57.4 %) | |
| Rare or never | 48 (38.4 %) | 8 (25.8 %) | 40 (42.6 %) | |
| Eating cheese | 0.019 | |||
| Regularly | 74 (59.2 %) | 23 (74.2 %) | 51 (54.3 %) | |
| Rare or never | 51 (40.8 %) | 8 (25.8 %) | 43 (45.7 %) | |
| Eating meat | 0.02 | |||
| Regularly | 56 (44.8 %) | 19 (61.3 %) | 37 (39.4 %) | |
| Rare or never | 69 (55.2 %) | 12 (38.7 %) | 57 (60.6 %) | |
| Eating chicken | 0.03 | |||
| Regularly | 58 (46.6 %) | 19 (61.3 %) | 39 (41.5 %) | |
| Rare or never | 67 (53.6 %) | 12 (38.7 %) | 55 (58.5 %) | |
| Intimate hygiene habit | 0.07 | |||
| Dry tissue or wipes | 51 (40.8 %) | 16 (51.6 %) | 35 (37.2 %) | |
| Water + soap or water + tissue | 74 (59.2 %) | 15 (48.4 %) | 59 (62.8 %) | |
| Sharing toilet | 0.12 | |||
| No | 87 (69.6 %) | 24 (77.4 %) | 63(67 %) | |
| Yes | 38 (30.4 %) | 7 (22.6 %) | 31(33 %) |
P value was calculated using Chi square test
* Regularly: was considered as 3 times or more per week
^Rare: was considered as 2 times or less per week