Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and associated factors of the study participants with respect to the Staphylococcus aureus prevalence attending University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2018.
| Variables | Frequency n (%) | Staphylococcus aureus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative n (%) | Positive n (%) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 199 (51.3) | 168(52.2) | 31(47.0) |
| Female | 189 (48.7) | 154(47.8) | 35(53.0) |
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| Age (years) | |||
| <1 | 120 (30.9) | 107(33.2) | 13(19.7) |
| 1–10 | 54 (13.9) | 43(13.4) | 11(16.7) |
| 11–20 | 55 (14.2) | 37(11.5) | 18(27.3) |
| 21–30 | 58 (14.9) | 45(14.0) | 13(19.7) |
| 31–50 | 65 (16.8) | 57(17.7) | 8(12.1) |
| >50 | 36 (9.3) | 33(10.2) | 3(4.5) |
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| Marital status | |||
| Single | 254(65.5) | 206(64.0) | 48(72.7) |
| Married | 112(28.9) | 97(30.1) | 15(22.7) |
| Divorced | 9(2.2) | 7(3.0) | 2(2.3) |
| Widow | 13(3.4) | 12(3.7) | 1(1.5) |
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| Family size | |||
| 1–3 | 82(21.1) | 75(23.3) | 7(10.6) |
| 4–6 | 242(62.4) | 195(60.6) | 47(71.2) |
| >7 | 64(16.5) | 52(16.1) | 12(18.2) |
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| Educational level | |||
| Illiterate | 180(46.4) | 158(49.1) | 22(33.3) |
| Primary | 58(14.9) | 43(13.4) | 15(22.7) |
| Secondary | 74(19.1) | 58(18.0) | 16(24.2) |
| College | 49(12.6) | 38(11.8) | 11(16.7) |
| University | 27(7.0) | 25(7.8) | 2(3.0) |
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| Occupation | |||
| Government | 57(14.7) | 48(14.9) | 9(13.9) |
| Merchant | 19(4.9) | 15(4.7) | 4(6.1) |
| Housewife | 26(6.7) | 23(7.1) | 3(4.5) |
| Labour | 26(6.7) | 22(6.8) | 4(6.1) |
| Farmer | 34(8.8) | 30(9.3) | 4(6.1) |
| Unemployed | 226(58.2) | 184(57.1) | 42(63.6) |
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| Residence | |||
| Urban | 236(60.8) | 188(58.4) | 48(72.7) |
| Rural | 152(39.2) | 134(41.6) | 18(27.3) |
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| Type of patient | |||
| Inpatient | 291(75.0) | 238(81.8) | 53(18.2) |
| Outpatient | 97(25.0) | 84(86.6) | 13(13.4) |
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| Illness in the last 4 weeks? | |||
| Yes | 193(49.7) | 149(77.2) | 44(22.8) |
| No | 195(50.3) | 173(88.7) | 22(11.3) |
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| Implanted medical device | |||
| Yes | 257(66.2) | 221(86.0) | 36(14.0) |
| No | 131(33.8) | 101(77.1) | 30(22.9) |
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| History of surgical procedure | |||
| Yes | 28(7.2) | 22(78.6) | 6(21.4) |
| No | 360(92.8) | 300(83.3) | 60(16.7) |
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| History of hospital admission | |||
| Yes | 35(9.0) | 33(94.3) | 2(5.7) |
| No | 353(91.0) | 289(81.9) | 64(18.1) |
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| History of chronic disease | |||
| Yes | 85(21.9) | 78(91.8) | 7(8.2) |
| No | 303(78.1) | 244(80.5) | 59(19.5) |
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| Family member working in healthcare | |||
| Yes | 40(10.3) | 34(85.0) | 6(15.0) |
| No | 348(89.7) | 288(82.8) | 60(17.2) |