Table 1 Nasopharyngeal carriage rate of S. pneumoniae in relation to age and sex, Sodo Zuria Woreda, South Ethiopia, 2014
Age | Carriage status (n = 311) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total (%) | |||
Positive (%) | Negative (%) | Positive (%) | Negative (%) | ||
3–5 years | 28 (9) | 18 (9) | 45 (28.3) | 29 (14.6) | 120 (16.9) |
6–13 | 124 (39.9) | 183 (91) | 114 (71.7) | 169 (85.4) | 590 (83.1) |
Total | 152 (21.4) | 201 (28.3) | 159 (22.4) | 198 (27.9) | 710 (100) |