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Table 2 Socio-demographics of participants

From: High prevalence of resistance to third-generation cephalosporins detected among clinical isolates from sentinel healthcare facilities in Lagos, Nigeria

Variable

Number (%)

Gender

Female

412 (82.6)

Male

87 (17.4)

Total

499 (100)

Patient status

In-patient

45 (9)

Out-patient

453 (90.8)

Missing

1 (0.2)

Age category Mean age ± SD = 33.86 ± 13.8 (1–89 years)

0–20

56 (11.2)

21–40

326 (65.3)

41–60

85 (17)

60 and above

27 (5.4)

Missing

5 (1)

Healthcare facility

LIMH

140 (28.1)

MGH

143 (28.7)

RGH

125 (25.1)

SGH

91 (18.2)

Specimen type

Urine

269 (53.9)

High Vaginal Swab

161 (32.3)

Wound swab

17 (3.4)

Stool

12 (2.4)

Semen

11 (2.2)

Sputum

10 (2)

Endocervical swab

9 (1.8)

Ear swab

4 (0.8)

Urethral swab

4 (0.8)

Throat swab

I (0.2)

Abdominal abscess

1 (0.2)

Total

499 (100)

Gram reaction N = 232

Gram positive

120 (51.7)

Gram negative

112 (48.3)

Total

232