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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants with and without MRSA

From: Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage on admission among patients attending regional hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Characteristic

MRSA positive

MRSA negative

N = 22

N = 236

n (%)

n (%)

Age group in years

 7–17

3 (13.6)

21 (8.9)

 18–30

11 (50)

91 (38.6)

 31–60

7 (31.8)

102 (43.2)

 >60

1 (4.5)

22 (9.3)

Sex

 Male

12 (54.5)

96 (40.7)

 Female

10 (45.5)

140 (59.3)

Education attained

 Primary education and below

13 (59.1)

120 (50.8)

 Secondary education and above

9 (40.9)

116 (49.2)

History of antibiotic use

 Yes

4 (18.2)

33 (14.0)

 No

18 (81.8)

203 (86.0)

History of hospitalisation

 Yes

1 (4.5)

19 (8.1)

 No

21 (95.5)

217 (91.9)

History of attending OPC

 Yes

4 (18.2)

56 (23.7)

 No

18 (81.8)

180 (76.3)

Type of illness on admission

 Chronic illness

5 (22.7)

39 (16.5)

 Acute illness

17 (77.3)

197 (83.5)

  1. OPC outpatient clinic