High Gastrointestinal Colonization Rate of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci among Hospitalized Patients: Potential Source for Resistant Gene

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participant at Hawassa University Compressive Specialized Hospital, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia (N = 223).

Variables	Category	Frequency (%)
Sex	Male	123 (55.2)
	Female	100 (44.8)
Age in years	<5	16 (7.2)
	5–14	10 (4.5)
	15–30	91 (40.8)
	31–50	77 (34.5)
	>50	29 (13)
Residence	Rural	83 (37.2)
	Urban	140 (62.8)
Educational status	No formal education	78 (35.0)
	Elementary	56 (25.1)
	High school	47 (21.1)
	Collage and above	42 (18.8)
Current occupation	Government employee	37 (16.6)
	Private employee	75 (33.6)
	House maker	59 (26.5)
	Student	41 (18.4)
	Day laborer	6 (2.7)
	Others	5 (2.2)
Marital status	Single	80 (35.9)
	Married	131 (58.7)
	Divorced	5 (2.2)
	Widowed	7 (3.1)