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Table 1 Prevalence of Shigella by age and gender among outpatients with acute diarrhea at Mekelle hospital, (August–November, 2014)

From: Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Shigella among acute diarrheal outpatients in Mekelle hospital, Northern Ethiopia

Characteristics

Total patients, N (%)

Positive isolates (%)

X2

P value

Gender

 Male

109 (50.9)

7 (6.4)

0.093

0.76

 Female

107 (49.5)

8 (7.5)

Age of patients (in years)

 ≤15

80 (37)

10 (12.5)

11.52

0.005

 16-30

82 (38)

2 (2.4)

 31–45

29 (13.4)

0 (0.0)

 ≥46

25 (11.6)

3 (12)