Nasal Carriage and Methicillin Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus among Schoolchildren in Sana’a City, Yemen

Table 3

Risk factors for nasal carriage of MRSA among schoolchildren in Sana’a city, Yemen.

	MRSA^∗ (meth + oxa)^∗^∗		Other bacteria		χ^2
	No.	%	No.	%
Age groups (years)
5–9	0	0	98	100	2.25	0.32
10–14	3	1.4	207	98.6
15–19	5	2.2	223	97.8
Gender
Males	4	1.5	267	98.5	0.001	0.63
Females	4	1.5	261	98.5
History of hospitalization
Yes	3	1.9	155	98.1	0.25	0.63
No	5	1.3	373	98.7
A family member works at hospitals or health centers
Yes	1	0.7	134	99.3	0.69	0.41
No	7	1.7	394	98.3

^∗MRSA: methicillin-resistant S. aureus; ^∗∗meth: methicillin; oxa: oxacillin.