Prevalence of Moraxella Catarrhalis as a Nasal Flora among Healthy Kindergarten Children in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Table 2

Sociodemographic and clinical details of participants.

Characteristics of Children (n=136)		Numbers (%)
Gender	Male	81 (59.6)
	Female	55 (40.4)
Age	<3 yrs.	60 (44.1)
	3–4 yrs.	29 (21.3)
	4–5 yrs.	13 (9.6)
	5 yrs.	34 (25.0)
Category of school	Public school	87 (64.0)
	Private school	49 (36.0)
Grade	Playgroup	68 (50.0)
	Nursery	25 (18.4)
	L.K.G.	18 (13.2)
	U.K.G.	25 (18.38)
Father’s education level	Primary	21 (15.4)
	Secondary	26 (19.1)
	Higher	39 (28.7)
	Bachelor and above	43 (31.6)
	Uneducated	7 (5.1)
Mother’s education level	Primary	20 (14.7)
	Secondary	27 (19.9)
	Higher	41 (30.1)
	Bachelor’s degree and above	35 (25.7)
	Uneducated	13 (9.6)
Classroom occupancy	<15	36 (26.5)
	15–30	51 (37.5)
	>30	49 (36.0)
Ward no.	10	48 (35.3)
	8	37 (27.2)
	7	51 (37.5)
Antibiotic consumption within 6 months	Yes	55 (40.4)
	No	81 (59.6)

U.K.G.: Upper kindergarten; L.K.G.: lower kindergarten.