Table 1 Characteristics of participants attending OPDs in the three study sites
| Â | Kampala n (%) | Kayunga n (%) | Mpigi n (%) | Total n (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
 Female | 324 (68.8) | 297 (58.8) | 292 (62.7) | 913 (63.3) |  |
 Male | 147 (31.2) | 208 (41.2) | 174 (37.3) | 529 (36.7) | 0.005 |
 Age—years (SD) | 23.5 (15.4) | 22.5 (16.5) | 28.8 (19.7) | 24.8 (17.5) |  |
Age (years)—groups | |||||
 0–14 | 121 (25.7) | 196 (38.9) | 126 (27.0) | 443(30.7) |  |
 15–44 | 310 (65.8) | 249 (49.4) | 243 (52.2) | 802 (55.7) |  |
 45+ | 40 (8.5) | 59 (11.7) | 97 (20.8) | 196 (13.6) | <0.001 |
Health centre level | |||||
 National referral hospital | 197 (41.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 197 (13.6) |  |
 General hospital | 152 (32.1) | 114 (22.4) | 158 (33.9) | 424 (29.3) |  |
 HCIV | 17 (3.6) | 150 (29.5) | 50 (10.7) | 217 (15.0) |  |
 HCIII | 108 (22.8) | 244 (48.0) | 258 (55.4) | 610 (42.1) | <0.001 |
Specimen | |||||
 Stool | 167 (35.2) | 469 (92.3) | 94 (20.2) | 730 (50.4) |  |
 Urine | 307 (64.8) | 39 (7.7) | 372 (79.8) | 718 (49.6) | <0.001 |
Prescription | |||||
 Yes | 319 (67.3) | 383 (75.4) | 391 (84.1) | 1093 (75.5) |  |
 No | 155 (32.7) | 125 (24.6) | 74 (15.9) | 354 (24.5) | <0.001 |
Reason for visit | |||||
 ISS | 24 (5.1) | 55 (11.7) | 43 (9.6) | 122 (8.8) |  |
 Infection | 268 (57.3) | 227 (48.2) | 236 (52.6) | 731 (52.7) |  |
 General | 176 (37.6) | 189 (40.1) | 170 (37.9) | 535 (38.5) | 0.003 |
History of admission | |||||
 Yes | 41 (8.7) | 9 (1.8) | 75 (16.5) | 125 (8.7) |  |
 No | 433 (91.4) | 494 (98.2) | 379 (83.5) | 1306 (91.3) | <0.001 |
History of medical procedures | |||||
 Contact | 17 (30.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (13.1) |  |
 Inoculation | 34 (60.7) | 17 (89.5) | 37 (67.3) | 88 (67.7) |  |
 Surgery | 5 (8.9) | 2 (10.5) | 18 (32.7) | 25 (19.2) | <0.001 |