Estimation of Prevalence of Hospital-Acquired Blood Infections among Patients Admitted at a Tertiary Hospital in Oman over a Period of Five Years: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Age- and gender-specific prevalence estimates of HA-BSI among admitted patients, Oman.

Age categories	Gender categories	Total (N)	Cases (N)	Prev.^a (95% CI)
Overall	Total	139683	1246	8.9 (8.4, 9.4)
	Female	67860	580	8.5 (7.9, 9.3)
	Male	71823	666	9.3 (8.6, 10.0)
15 or less	Total	32435	325	10.0 (9.0, 11.2)
	Female	18039	115	6.4 (5.3, 7.6)
	Male	14396	210	14.6 (12.8, 16.7)
16 to 25	Total	9874	97	9.8 (8.1, 12.0)
	Female	4913	25	5.1 (3.4, 7.5)
	Male	4961	72	14.5 (11.5, 18.2)
26 to 35	Total	21264	154	7.2 (6.2, 8.5)
	Female	8656	47	5.4 (4.1, 7.2)
	Male	12608	107	8.5 (7.0, 10.2)
36 to 45	Total	18349	128	7.0 (5.9, 8.3)
	Female	6732	42	6.2 (4.6, 8.4)
	Male	11617	86	7.4 (6.0, 9.1)
46 to 55	Total	11995	107	8.9 (7.4, 10.8)
	Female	7810	56	7.2 (5.5, 9.3)
	Male	4185	51	12.2 (9.3, 16.0)
56 to 65	Total	16264	154	9.5 (8.1, 11.1)
	Female	8877	47	5.3 (4.0, 7.0)
	Male	7387	107	14.5 (12.0, 17.5)
66 to 75	Total	20300	190	9.4 (8.1, 10.8)
	Female	9993	63	6.3 (4.9, 8.1)
	Male	10307	127	12.3 (10.4, 14.6)
76 or more	Total	9202	91	9.9 (8.1, 12.1)
	Female	6643	48	7.2 (5.5, 9.6)
	Male	2559	43	16.8 (12.5, 22.6)

^aPrevalence is per 1000 admission.