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Table 3 Medical and related characteristics of pre-school children, Debre Markos, North Ethiopia, 2015

From: Nasal colonization and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Staphylococcus aureus among pre-school children in Ethiopia

Characteristics

No (%) (n = 400)

Presence of S. aureus (child)

49 (12.3)

Skin/soft tissue infection (child)

107 (26.8)

Having recurrent acute otitis media (child)

57 (14.3)

Cougha (child)

211 (52.8)

Child admitted to hospitalb

101 (25.3)

Child use of antibioticb

201 (50.3)

Use of antibiotic by a child of the householdb

197 (49.3)

Use of antibiotic by a family memberb

180 (45.0)

Hospitalization of family memberb

52 (13.0)

Household member contact with health institution workers

120 (30.0)

Family member with woundb

94 (23.5)

  1. aIn the previous 30 days
  2. bIn the previous 12 months