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Table 1 Selected sociodemographic characteristics of participating rural children aged 6-60 months from FilaBavi, Vietnam

From: High prevalence of antibiotic resistance in commensal Escherichia coli among children in rural Vietnam

Characteristics

 

Participating children n = 818 (%)

Sex

Female

373 (46)

 

Male

445 (54)

Age

6-23 months

367 (45)

 

24-60 months

451 (55)

Geographical area

Lowland

268 (33)

 

Highland

275 (34)

 

Mountains

275 (34)

Household economic status

Below average

337 (46)

 

Average or above

441 (54)

Number of children in household

One

219 (27)

 

More than one

599 (73)

Diarrhoea

Present

10 (01)

 

Not present

808 (99)

Reported antibiotic use in 21 days

before sampling

Yes

477 (58)

 

No

341 (42)