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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants at Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia, April to September, 2016

From: Prevalence and phenotypic characterization of Enterococcus species isolated from clinical samples of pediatric patients in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, south west Ethiopia

Characteristics of study participants (n = 403) No. (%) of study participant

Age in year

 0–4

121(30.0%)

 5–9

86 (21.3%)

 10–14

196 (48.6%)

Sex

 Male

185 (45.9%)

 Female

218 (54.1%)

Place of residence

 Urban

175 (43.4%)

 Rural

228 (56.6%)

Attending kindergarten/school

 Yes

185 (45.0%)

 No

218 (54.1%)

Parent/guardian educational level

 College and above

105 (26.1%)

 High school

153 (38.0%)

 Primary school

67 (16.6%)

 Read and write

40 (9.9%)

 Cannot read and write

38 (9.4%)

Parents/guardian occupation

 Employed

88 (21.8%)

 Merchant

79 (19.6%)

 Farmer

114 (28.3%)

 Housewife

104 (25.8%)

 Othersa

18 (4.5%)

Department

 OPD

157 (39%)

 IPD

246 (61%)

Length of current hospitalization

 Not hospitalized

188 (46.7%)

 < 2 weeks

203 (50.4%)

 ≥ 2 weeks

12 (3.0%)

Previous history of hospitalization

 Yes

32 (7.9%)

 No

371 (92.1%)

History of invasive procedure

 Yes

44 (10.9%)

 No

359 (89.1%)

History of antibiotic use

 Yes

132 (32.8%)

 No

271 (67.2%)

Chronic illness

 Yes

37 (9.2%)

 No

366 (90.8%)

  1. aStudent, daily labourer; OPD, outpatient department; IPD, in patient department