Table 2.

Distribution of ESBL producing Enterobacteriaceae among study participants

Characteristics	N = 196	Proportion of ESBL-PE carriage
		n (%)	p-value
Overall 59.7%
Gender
Male	75	43 (57.3)	0.780
Female	121	74 (61.2)
Age groups (years)
18–27	98	56 (57.1)
28–37	68	42 (61.8)
38–47	22	15 (68.2)	0.592
> 47	8	4 (50.0)
Study Site
Temeke	166	95 (57)
Amana	20	16 (80)	0.004
MNH	10	6 (60)
Study Unit
Medical Ward	154	92 (61)
Isolation Ward	35	21 (60)	0.001
ICU	7	4 (57.1)
Diarrhea Status
Yes	79	57 (72)	0.001
No	117	60 (53.1)