Table 3.
Socioeconomic characteristics of children having resistance to antibiotics per sample per child.
| Charatceristics of children | Number of children | Number of resistant antibiotics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | Standard deviation | Confid. interval (95%) | p-value | ||
| Age | ||||||
| 1 | 62 | 6.02 | 5.85 | 1.36 | 5.67–6.37 | 0.34 |
| 2–3 | 63 | 5.77 | 5.86 | 1.51 | 5.39–6.15 | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 57 | 5.61 | 5.43 | 1.47 | 5.22–6.00 | 0.04 |
| Male | 68 | 6.13 | 6.00 | 1.38 | 5.80–6.47 | |
| Family type | ||||||
| Nuclear | 38 | 5.92 | 5.76 | 1.54 | 5.41–6.43 | 0.90 |
| Joint | 87 | 5.88 | 5.86 | 1.41 | 5.58–6.18 | |
| Ration card | ||||||
| Yes | 107 | 5.96 | 5.86 | 1.47 | 5.68–6.25 | 0.03 |
| No | 16 | 5.36 | 5.24 | 0.89 | 4.88–5.83 | |
| Water purification method | ||||||
| Steel/plastic filter | 101 | 5.97 | 5.86 | 1.49 | 5.68–6.27 | 0.27 |
| Straining through cloth | 20 | 5.63 | 5.71 | 1.19 | 5.07–6.19 | |
| Livestock | ||||||
| Yes | 99 | 5.88 | 5.86 | 1.45 | 5.59–6.17 | 0.84 |
| No | 26 | 5.94 | 5.45 | 1.44 | 5.36–6.53 | |
| Livestock allowed inside living area | ||||||
| Yes | 56 | 5.67 | 5.70 | 1.42 | 5.29–6.05 | 0.11 |
| No | 69 | 6.08 | 6.00 | 1.44 | 5.73–6.42 | |
| Livestock drinks from bucket used by family members | ||||||
| Yes | 38 | 5.55 | 5.86 | 1.35 | 5.11–6.00 | 0.07 |
| No or no livestock | 87 | 6.04 | 5.83 | 1.46 | 5.73–6.35 | |
| Cow dung used to clean floors | ||||||
| Yes | 52 | 5.99 | 5.93 | 1.28 | 5.63–6.35 | 0.42 |
| No | 71 | 5.79 | 5.57 | 1.54 | 5.42–6.15 | |
| Toilet facility | ||||||
| Yes | 28 | 6.05 | 6.93 | 1.75 | 5.38–6.73 | 0.57 |
| No | 97 | 5.85 | 5.67 | 1.35 | 5.57–6.11 | |
| Substance used to clean hands | ||||||
| Soap | 99 | 5.99 | 5.86 | 1.46 | 5.70–6.28 | 0.14 |
| Mud/ash/only water | 26 | 5.53 | 5.71 | 1.34 | 4.99–6.08 | |