Research Article
Multiresistant Bacterial Pathogens Causing Bacterial Pneumonia and Analyses of Potential Risk Factors from Northeast Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical data of pneumonia suspected patients, Dessie, 2020.
  |  | Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage (%) |  
  |  | Sex |   |   |  |  Male | 221 | 54.4 |  |  Female | 185 | 45.6 |  
  |  | Age (in years) |   |   |  |  5–14 | 30 | 7.4 |  |  15–24 | 57 | 14.0 |  |  25–44 | 96 | 23.6 |  |  45–64 | 67 | 27.6 |  |  >64 | 156 | 38.4 |  
  |  | Residence |   |   |  |  Urban | 249 | 61.3 |  |  Rural | 157 | 38.7 |  
  |  | Educational level |   |   |  |  Unable to read and write | 158 | 38.9 |  |  Read and write only | 48 | 11.8 |  |  Primary education | 56 | 13.8 |  |  Secondary education | 67 | 16.5 |  |  College and above | 77 | 19.0 |  
  |  | Marital status |   |   |  |  Married | 187 | 46.1 |  |  Single | 107 | 26.4 |  |  Divorced | 70 | 17.2 |  |  Widowed | 42 | 10.3 |  
  |  | Occupational status |   |   |  |  Employed | 49 | 12.1 |  |  Unemployed | 120 | 29.6 |  |  Farmer | 161 | 39.7 |  |  Others | 76 | 18.7 |  
  |  | HIV |   |   |  |  Positive | 43 | 10.6 |  |  Negative | 383 | 89.4 |  
  |  | TB |   |   |  |  Positive | 39 | 9.6 |  |  Negative | 385 | 90.4 |  
  |  | Asthma |   |   |  |  Yes | 23 | 6.0 |  |  No | 383 | 94.0 |  
  |  | Diabetes |   |   |  |  Yes | 20 | 5.0 |  |  No | 386 | 95.5 |  
  |  | Hypertension |   |   |  |  Yes | 13 | 3.0 |  |  No | 393 | 93.0 |  | Total | 406 | 100 |  
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