Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with wound infection attending Arba Minch Hospital, Arba Minch, South Ethiopia, April to June 2017.
| Variables | Characteristics | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 71 (44.1) |
| Female | 90 (55.9) | |
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| Age | ≤15 | 24 (14.9) |
| 15–30 | 80 (49.7) | |
| 30–45 | 32 (19.9) | |
| 45–60 | 22 (13.7) | |
| ≥60 | 3 (1.9) | |
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| Residence | Urban | 96 (59.6) |
| Rural | 65 (40.4) | |
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| Education | Illiterate | 56 (34.8) |
| Literate | 105 (65.2) | |
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| Occupation | Student | 42 (26.1) |
| Housewife | 42 (26.1) | |
| Labor | 9 (5.6) | |
| Employee | 31 (19.3) | |
| Private | 21 (13) | |
| Farmer | 8 (5) | |
| Jobless | 8 (5) | |
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| Clinical diseases | Hypertension | 17 (10.6) |
| TB | 8 (5) | |
| Diabetes | 20 (12.4) | |
| HIV | 16 (9.9) | |
| No chronic disease | 100 (62.1) | |
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| Type of wound | Trauma | 17 (10.6) |
| Burn | 22 (13.7) | |
| Surgical site | 53 (32.9) | |
| Skin abrasion | 48 (29.9) | |
| Others | 21 (13) | |
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| Previous wound infection | Yes | 97 (60.2) |
| No | 64 (39.8) | |
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| Previous antibiotic usage | Yes | 148 (91.8) |
| No | 13 (8.1) | |
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| Hospital stay | 1 day | 36 (22.4) |
| 2–4 days | 61 (37.9) | |
| 5–6 days | 19 (11.8) | |
| >week | 45 (28) | |