Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants
From: Prevalence and risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus nasopharyngeal carriage during a PCV trial
Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
N | 232 | - |
Sex | ||
 Male | 123 | 53.0 |
 Female | 109 | 47.0 |
Median age (Range) | 5.7 (5–10 yrs) | - |
Samples collected per child Median (Range) | 6.0 (1–10) | - |
Overall carriage | 232 | 25.9 |
Missing data | 11 | 0.01 |
Group | ||
 Wholly vaccinated | 131 | 56.5 |
 Partially vaccinated | 101 | 43.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Jola | 165 | 71.1 |
 Fula | 11 | 4.7 |
 Mandinka | 46 | 19.8 |
 Other | 10 | 4.3 |
Attended school | ||
 Yes | 141 | 60.8 |
 No | 91 | 39.2 |
Smoker in house hold | ||
 Yes | 104 | 44.8 |
 No | 128 | 55.2 |
Education | ||
 None | 86 | 37.1 |
  < 1 yr | 42 | 18.1 |
  > =1 | 104 | 44.8 |
Ability to read | ||
 Yes | 74 | 31.9 |
 No | 158 | 68.1 |
Ability to write | ||
 Yes | 61 | 26.3 |
 No | 171 | 73.7 |