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Table 1 Social demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants

From: Comparison of antimicrobial resistance patterns of ESBL and non ESBL bacterial isolates among patients with secondary peritonitis at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza – Tanzania

Parameter

Number

Percentages (%)

Sex

Female

35

36.1 %

Male

62

63.9 %

Residence

Urban

51

52.60 %

Rural

46

47.40 %

Education

Informal

14

14.40 %

Primary

58

59.80 %

Secondary

25

25.80 %

Occupation

Employed

20

20.60 %

Unemployed

61

62.90 %

Under 18

16

16.50 %

HIV

Negative

84

86.60 %

Positive

13

13.40 %

Co-morbiditya

No

70

72.20 %

Yes

27

27.80 %

  1. aPuerperal sepsis (4), HIV (12), Severe anaemia (4), Hypertension (4), Tumor (1), Heart failure (1), Renal failure (1), HIV & Hypertension (1)
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