Research Article
High Gastrointestinal Colonization Rate of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci among Hospitalized Patients: Potential Source for Resistant Gene
Table 3
The distribution of VRE within different sociodemographic parameters among hospitalized patients at HUCSH, Sidama Regional State, 2021 (n = 15).
| | Variables | Category | VRE | | Yes n (%) | No n (%) |
| | Age | <5 | 1 (6.25) | 15 (93.75) | | 5–14 | 0 (0) | 10 (100) | | 15–30 | 6 (6.59) | 85 (93.41) | | 31–50 | 5 (6.33) | 72 (93.67) | | >50 | 3 (10.35) | 26 (89.65) |
| | Sex | Male | 10 (8.1) | 113 (91.9) | | Female | 5 (5) | 95 (95) |
| | Age in years | <5 | 1 (6.3) | 15 (93.7) | | 5–14 | — | 10 (18) | | 15–30 | 6 (6.6) | 85 (93.4) | | 31–50 | 5 (6.5) | 72 (93.5) | | >50 | 3 (10.3) | 26 (89.7) |
| | Residence | Rural | 9 (11.7) | 68 (88.3) | | Urban | 8 (5.7) | 132 (94.3) |
| | Educational status | No formal education | 9 (13.9) | 56 (86.2) | | Elementary and above | 6 (3.8) | 152 (96.2) |
| | Current occupation | Government | 2 (5.6) | 34 (94.4) | | Private work | 6 (10.7) | 50 (89.3) | | House wife | 2 (4.1) | 47 (95.9) | | Student | 2 (4.9) | 39 (95.1) | | Day laborer | — | 8 (18) | | Others | 3 (9.1) | 30 (90.9) |
| | Marital status | Single | 5 (6.3) | 75 (93.7) | | Married | 10 (7.6) | 121 (92.4) | | Divorced | — | 5 (18) | | Widowed | — | 7 (18) |
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VRE: vancomycin-resistant Enterococci.
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