Table 3 Association of variables with colonization by ESBL producers
Variables | Number of participants (n = 322) | Significance* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Participants colonized with ESBL | Participants not colonized ESBL | |||
Sex | Male (n = 156) | 24 (15.4%) | 132 (84.6%) | 0.52* |
Female (n = 166) | 21 (12.7%) | 145 (87.3%) | ||
Faculty | Health Science related (n = 210) | 31 (14.8%) | 179 (85.2%) | 0.35* |
None Health related (n = 112) | 14 (12.5%) | 98 (87.5%) | ||
Antibiotic intake | Yes (n = 136) | 23 (17.3%) | 110 (82.7%) | 0.19* |
No (n = 186) | 22 (11.6%) | 167 (88.4%) | ||
Chronic diseases | Yes (n = 15) | 5 (33.3%) | 10 (66.7%) | 0.04^ |
No (n = 307) | 40 (13.0%) | 267 (87.0%) | ||
Residence | Residents (n = 225) | 30 (13.3%) | 195 (86.7%) | 0.72* |
Non-residents (n = 97) | 15 (15.5%) | 82 (84.5%) | ||