Table 1 Demographic characteristics comparing children attending public daycare centers in Niterói, Brazil in aglomerados subnormais (AGSN) and non-AGSN census tracts
Total population (n = 500)* | Non-AGSN (n = 412) | AGSN (n = 88) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | n | p-value | |||||
S. aureus colonization | 240 (48%) | 182 (44%) | 58 (66%) | < 0.001 | |||
Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus colonization | 209 (42%) | 163 (40%) | 46 (52%) | 0.028 | |||
Methicillin-resistant S. aureus colonization | 31 (6.2%) | 19 (5%) | 12 (14%) | 0.001 | |||
Gender | 412 | 88 | 0.990 | ||||
Male | 256 (51%) | 211 (51%) | 45 (51%) | ||||
Female | 244 (49%) | 201 (49%) | 43 (49%) | ||||
Ethnicity | 382 | 81 | 0.132 | ||||
White | 141 (28%) | 122 (30%) | 19 (22%) | ||||
Non-white | 322 (64%) | 260 (63%) | 62 (70%) | ||||
Mean age in years (standard deviation) | 4.02 | 87 | 3.83 | 407 | 4.07 | 0.138 | |
(1.35) | (1.38) | (1.34) | |||||
Mean time enrolled at DCC in months (standard deviation) | 17.12 | 85 | 18.48 | 389 | 16.83 | 0.302 | |
(13.33) | (14.80) | (12.98) | |||||
ß-Lactam antibiotic use in the previous thirty days | 387 | 83 | 0.596 | ||||
Yes | 78 (16%) | 58 (14%) | 20 (23%) | ||||
No | 392 (78%) | 329 (80%) | 63 (72%) | ||||
Hospitalization in the previous twelve months | 386 | 88 | 0.454 | ||||
Yes | 48 (10%) | 41 (10%) | 7 (8%) | ||||
No | 426 (85%) | 345 (84%) | 81 (92%) | ||||
Cohabitant hospitalized in the previous twelve months | 411 | 88 | 0.800 | ||||
Yes | 49 (10%) | 41 (10%) | 8 (9%) | ||||
No | 450 (90%) | 370 (90%) | 80 (91%) | ||||
Cohabitant is an employee at a health care facility | 400 | 88 | 0.280 | ||||
Yes | 42 (8%) | 37 (9%) | 5 (6%) | ||||
No | 446 (89%) | 363 (88%) | 83 (94%) | ||||
Mother has not completed primary education (1–8 years) | 362 | 83 | 0.091 | ||||
No | 267 (53%) | 224 (54%) | 43 (49%) | ||||
Yes | 178 (36%) | 138 (33%) | 40 (45%) | ||||
Household income less than two times minimum wage | 362 | 80 | 0.335 | ||||
No | 119 (24%) | 268 (65%) | 55 (63%) | ||||
Yes | 323 (65%) | 94 (23%) | 25 (28%) | ||||
More than five household co-habitants | 412 | 88 | 0.643 | ||||
No | 340 (68%) | 282 (68%) | 58 (66%) | ||||
Yes | 149 (30%) | 130 (32%) | 30 (34%) | ||||
Shared fomites at home (bed, clothing, towels) | 411 | 88 | 0.802 | ||||
Yes | 152 (30%) | 127 (31%) | 26 (30%) | ||||
No | 346 (69%) | 284 (69%) | 62 (70%) | ||||
Time sampled (months after initial sampling) | 412 | 88 | < 0.001 | ||||
≤6 m | 131 (26%) | 131 (32%) | 47 (53%) | ||||
>6 m | 281 (56%) | 281 (68%) | 41 (47%) | ||||
Residence located within 50 m of AGSN census tract | 294 | 62 | 0.001 | ||||
No | 205 (41% | 181 (44%) | 24 (27%) | ||||
Yes | 151 (30%) | 113 (27%) | 38 (43%) | ||||