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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey respondents by cycle

From: Caretaker knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) and carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing E. coli (ESBL-EC) in children in Quito, Ecuador

 

Median or No. (%)

Cycle 1

Cycle 2

Median age of survey respondent (years)

(n = 374, n = 366)

27

27

Sex of survey respondent

(n = 374, n = 366)

  

 Female

344 (92.0)

333 (91.0)

 Male

28 (7.5)

32 (8.7)

 Other

2 (0.5)

1 (0.3)

Median size of households

4

4

Median number of children under 12 in household

2

2

Ethnicity (n = 374, n = 366)

  

 Mixed

329 (88.0)

342 (93.4)

 Indigenous

18 (4.8)

11 (3.0)

 Other

27 (7.2)

13 (3.6)

Highest education level of survey respondent (n = 371, n = 362)

  

 Primary education

91 (24.5)

93 (25.7)

 Pre-secondary education

245 (66.0)

227 (62.7)

 Secondary or higher

35 (9.4)

42 (11.6)

Wealth Index Score (n = 374, n = 366)

  

 Low

129 (34.5)

120 (32.8)

 Medium

114 (30.5)

193 (52.7)

 High

131 (35.0)

53 (14.5)

Animal ownership, including pets, livestock, or poultry (n = 371, n = 366)

  

 Yes

238 (64.2)

246 (67.2)

 No

135 (36.4)

120 (32.8)

Administered antibiotics to animals in previous 6 months (n = 365, n = 362)

  

 Yes

42 (11.5)

37 (10.2)

 No

323 (88.5)

325 (89.8)

Family member treated with antibiotics in past 3 months (n = 374, n = 366)

  

 Yes

42 (11.2)

45 (12.3)

 No

332 (88.8)

321 (87.7)

Household member worked in or visited healthcare facility in 6 months prior to survey (n = 370, n = 365)

  

 Yes

44 (11.9)

26 (7.1)

 No

326 (88.1)

339 (92.9)

Correctly answered both questions on whether antibiotics can kill viruses or bacteria (n = 372, n = 364)

  

 Yes

30 (8.1)

28 (7.7)

 No

342 (91.9)

336 (92.3)

ESBL prevalence

44 (11.8)

41 (11.2)

MDR prevalence

161 (43.0)

151 (41.3)