Antibiotic resistance among Escherichia coli isolates from stool samples of children aged 3 to 14 years from Ujjain, India

Table 1 Demographic details of participants and their families

		N = 529
		n	(%)
Sex of children	Male	304	58
	Female	225	42
Family type^a	Nuclear	215	41
	Joint	314	59
Economic status	Below poverty line^b	226	44
	Above poverty line	228	56
Caste^c	Scheduled caste	167	32
	Scheduled tribe	4	1
	Other backward caste	164	31
	Other	194	36
Number of family members	Up to 5 members	199	38
	6 or more members	330	62
Paternal education	Illiterate	111	21
	1-5 years education	183	35
	≥ 6 years education	235	44
Maternal education	Illiterate	344	65
	1-5 years education	138	26
	≥ 6 years education	47	9
Paternal occupation	Agricultural work	328	62
	Labour work	153	29
	Other work	48	9
Maternal occupation	Housework only	233	44
	Housework + Labour work	147	28
	Housework + Agricultural work	145	27
	Other work	4	1

^aNuclear family refers to only parents and children living in one household, i.e. a home sharing one kitchen. Joint family refers to parents and children and any other related or unrelated persons living in one household, i.e. a home sharing one kitchen.
^bThose classified as living below the poverty line were those living in families in possession of a 'Below poverty line’ ration card issued by the Government of India.
^cScheduled castes, backward castes and scheduled tribes are groups in society who were historically subject to social disadvantage and exclusion. They are awarded special status by the Constitution of India and receive certain social benefits. (Government of India. Ministry of Home Affairs. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner 2012).

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