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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants

From: High incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and related antibiotic resistance in two hospitals of different geographic regions of Sierra Leone: a prospective cohort study

Parameter

Total

N(%)

MH

n(%)

MGH

n(%)

Overall total

459(100)

245(53.4)

214(46.6)

Sex

   

Female

236(51.4)

122(49.8)

114(53.3)

Male

223(48.6)

123(50.2)

100(46.7)

Age(yrs)

   

Mean (SD)

48.8(18.0)

53.3(15.9)

43.7(18.8)

Marital status

   

Single

102(22.2)

47(19.2)

55(25.7)

Married

291(63.4)

159(64.9)

132(61.7)

Separated/divorced/widowed

66(14.4)

39(15.9)

27(12.6)

Education

   

None

192(41.8)

57(23.3)

135(63.1)

Primary

29(6.3)

18(7.3)

11(5.1)

Secondary

159(34.6)

111(45.3)

48(22.4)

Tertiary

79(17.2)

59(24.1)

20(9.4)

Occupation

   

None

74(16.1)

37(15.1)

37(17.3)

Student

44(9.6)

19(7.8)

25(11.7)

Informal sector

213(46.4)

85(34.7)

128(59.8)

Formal sector

82(17.9)

61(24.9)

21(9.8)

Retired

46(10.0)

43(17.5)

3(1.4)

Social history

   

Never smoked, never taken alcohol

372(81.1)

203(82.9)

169(79.0)

Only smokes

23(5.0)

13(5.3)

10(4.7)

Only takes alcohol

19(4.1)

9(3.7)

10(4.7)

Smokes and drinks alcohol

45(9.8)

20(8.2)

25(11.7)

  1. MH = 34 Military hospital; MGH = Makeni government hospital