Table 1.
Distribution of S. aureus according to sex, age and clinical year of the students on clinical attachment for at least one year at the JUMC from May to August, 2016.
| Variables |
S. aureus colonization (n = 371) |
Total, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 69 (21.9%) | 246 (78.1%) | 315 (100%) |
| Female | 13 (23.2%) | 43 (76.8%) | 56 (100%) |
| Age (in years) | |||
| ≤25 | 62 (20.7%) | 237 (79.3%) | 299 (100%) |
| ≥25 | 20 (27.7%) | 52 (72.3%) | 72 (100%) |
| Category of the students | |||
| Clinical year I | 28 (16.9%) | 138 (83.1%) | 166 (100%) |
| Clinical year II | 23 (18.4%) | 102 (81.6%) | 125 (100%) |
| Medical Interns | 31 (38.8%) | 49 (61.2%) | 80 (100%) |
| Total | 82 (22.1%) | 289 (77.9%) | 371 (100.0) |