Table 2.
Assessment for nasal colonization of S. aureus among patients admitted to Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Sidama regional state, Ethiopia, December 11, 2020 to February 15, 2021 (N = 280).
| Variables | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospitalized family member | Yes | 27 (9.6) |
| No | 253 (90.4) | |
| Current respiratory tract | Yes | 56 (20) |
| No | 224 (80) | |
| Scratch by inpatients lancing boils with fingernails | Yes | 19 (6.8) |
| No | 261 (93.2) | |
| Antibiotics use in the past 4 weeks | Yes | 120 (42.9) |
| No | 160 (57.1) | |
| Number of family members | 1−4 | 90 (32.) |
| 5−8 | 140 (50) | |
| 9−12 | 42 (15) | |
| > 12 | 8 (2.9) | |
| History of hospitalization in the past year | Yes | 61 (21.8) |
| No | 219 (78.2) | |
| If yes for the above question, to which ward they were admitted | Medical | 22 (7.9) |
| Surgical | 22 (7.9) | |
| Gynecology | 17 (6.1) | |
| Family member who works in health institution | Yes | 48 (17.1) |
| No | 232 (82.9) | |
| Use of percutaneous medical device in the past one year | Yes | 106 (37.9) |
| No | 174 (62.1) | |
| Admission ward at this time | Medical | 66 (23.6) |
| Surgical | 151 (53.9) | |
| Gynecology | 63 (22.5) | |
| Number of patients admitted in the ward (room) to which they were admitted | 1‒5 | 170 (60.7) |
| 6‒10 | 110 (39.3) |