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Table 1 Study population characteristics (1.a) Age distribution occupation and antibiotic use, (1.b) direct environmental characteristics of households

From: An exploration of the gut and environmental resistome in a community in northern Vietnam in relation to antibiotic use

1.a

Variables

No. (%)

Resident (n = 359)

Enrolled (n = 265)

Resistome analysis (n = 93)

Age group (years) (Mean + SD)

32.1 ± 19.2

32.4 ± 19.6

29.4 ± 18.9

 0 to 11

61 (17.0)

54 (20.4)

23 (25)

 12 to 18

52 (14.5)

39 (14.7)

12 (13)

 19 to 55

192 (53.5)

133 (50.2)

50 (54)

 >  56

54 (15.0)

39 (14.7)

8 (9.0)

Male sex

170 (47.4)

117 (44.5)

38 (41)

Occupation

 Farmer

154 (42.9)

115 (43.0)

36 (39)

 Health care staff

6 (1.7)

2 (0.8)

0 (0)

 Worker

36 (10.0)

23 (8.7)

10 (11)

 Others (teacher, engineer, accountant, etc)

47 (13.1)

28 (10.6)

13 (11)

Antibiotic use during 6 months follow up

 Yes

97 (27.0)

93 (35.1)

39 (42)

 Beta lactam (amoxicillin, cefepime, cefexime, cephalexin, penicillin)

88 (90.7)

84 (90.3)

39 (100)

1.b

Variables

No. (%)

Number of HH (n = 80)

HHs in resistome analysis (n = 40)

Main water

 Rain water

75 (94)

38 (95)

 Drain well water

74 (93)

36 (90)

 Cleaned water

5 (6)

2 (5)

 River water

16 (20)

6 (15)

Domestic animal

 Chicken

56 (70)

27 (68)

 Dog

63 (79)

31 (78)

 Pig

9 (11)

5 (12)

 Other (cow, duck, goose, bird, etc)

62 (78)

 

Origin of fertilizer used for vegetable culture

 Human

1 (1)

1 (2)

 Animal

13 (16)

8 (20)

 Chemical

27 (34)

14 (35)