Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Staphylococcus aureus in Cancer Patients at Laquintinie Hospital in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon

Table 1

Frequency of sociodemographic characteristics of cancer patients and healthy patients at Laquintinie Hospital in Douala.

Variable	Cancer patients () (%)	Noncancer patients () (%)	value
Sex
Male	109 (35.5)	83 (41.5)	0.102
Female	198 (64.50)	117 (58.5)
Age group per year
<20 years	11 (3.58)	12 (6.00)	<0.001
21-30 years	16 (5.21)	36 (18.00)
31-40 years	39 (12.70)	49 (24.50)
41-50 years	94 (30.62)	46 (23.00)
51-60 years	62 (20.20)	27 (13.50)
>60 years old	85 (27.69)	30 (15.00)
Marital status
Bachelor	84 (27.36)	69 (34.50)	0.117
Bride	190 (61.89)	119 (59.50)
Widower	31 (10,10)	12 (6.00)
Divorced	00 (0.00)	02 (0.65)
Level of study
Analphabet	10 (5.00)	48 (15.64)	<0.001
Primary school	31 (15.5)	53 (17.26)
Secondary school	120 (60.00)	176 (57.33)
Higher education	39 (19.50)	30 (9.77)
Occupation
Student	17 (5.54)	35 (17.50)	<0.001
Household	115 (37.46)	45 (22.50)
Jobless	33 (10.75)	9 (4.50)
Civil servant	52 (16.94)	38 (19.00)
Private sector	90 (29.32)	73 (36.50)