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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 142)

From: “Enhanced acquisition of antibiotic-resistant intestinal E. coli during the first year of life assessed in a prospective cohort study”

 

Number

Proportion (%)

Gender

 Males

75

52.8

 Females

67

47.2

Week of gestation

 Preterms (<37wk)

20

14.1

Birth mode

 Vaginal

110

77.5

 Caesarean-section

32

22.5

Birth complication of newborn

 Yes

8

5.6

Hospital

 Tertiary urban hospital

90

63.4

 Urban birth clinic

31

21.8

 Rural hospital

21

14.8

Antibiotic usage during pregnancy

 Yes

30

21.1

Siblings

 Yes

57

42.5

Pets

 Yes

67

47.2

Exclusively breast feeding at

 48 h

95

66.9

 2wk

109

76.8

 2 m

106

74.6

 4-6 m

77

54.2

 1y

0

0

Antibiotic usage during 1y

  < 48 h

9

6.3

  < 2wk

13

9.2

  < 2 m

21

14.7

  < 4-6 m

29

20.4

 1y

54

38.0

First appearance of AB resistant E. coli

 Meconium

49

34.5

   < 2wk

89

62.7

   < 2 m

113

79.6

   < 4-6 m

132

93.0

  1y

142

100.0