Table 1 General characteristics of participants
From: Antibiotic resistance among the Lahu hill tribe people, northern Thailand: a cross-sectional study
Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Total | 240 | 100.0 |
Sex | ||
Male | 71 | 29.6 |
Female | 169 | 70.4 |
Age (years) | ||
10–20 | 10 | 4.2 |
21–30 | 40 | 16.7 |
30–40 | 61 | 25.4 |
41–50 | 59 | 24.6 |
51–60 | 22 | 9.2 |
61–70 | 35 | 14.6 |
> 70 | 13 | 5.4 |
Mean = 43.5, SD = 15.3, Min = 17, Max = 98 | ||
Education | ||
No education | 110 | 45.8 |
Primary school | 110 | 45.8 |
High school | 14 | 5.8 |
Vocational certificate and higher | 6 | 2.5 |
Occupation | ||
Unemployed | 23 | 9.6 |
Agriculturalist worker | 133 | 55.4 |
Employee | 67 | 29.9 |
Commercial | 17 | 7.1 |
Married status | ||
Single | 20 | 8.3 |
Married | 199 | 82.9 |
Ever married | 21 | 8.8 |
Underlying diseasea | ||
No | 193 | 80.4 |
Yes a | 47 | 19.6 |
Hypertension (n = 47) | 23 | |
Gastritis(n = 47) | 13 | |
Diabetes mellitus(n = 47) | 12 | |
Chronic renal failure(n = 47) | 4 | |
Asthma(n = 47) | 3 | |
Coronary heart disease(n = 47) | 2 | |
Illness and specimen | ||
Urinary tract infection (Urine) | 173 | 72.1 |
Respiratory tract infection (Sputum) | 61 | 25.4 |
Gastrointestinal tract infection (Stool) | 6 | 2.5 |