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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents and urine antibiotic activity

From: Prevalence and predictors of prior antibacterial use among patients presenting to hospitals in Northern Uganda

Factor

Description

Number of participants, (N = 450; %)

Number of urine samples with antibiotic activity (N = 137; %)

P-value

Sex

Female

342 (76 %)

106 (77.4 %)

0.652

 

Male

108 (24 %)

31 (22.6 %)

 

Age (years)

18–27

199 (44.2 %)

43 (31.4 %)

0.008

 

28–37

102 (22.7 %)

38 (27.7 %)

 
 

38–47

81 (18 %)

32 (23.4 %)

 
 

48–57

34 (7.6 %)

(9.5 %)

 
 

≥58

34 (7.6 %)

11 (8.0 %)

 

Occupation

Unskilled labour

136 (30.2 %)

48 (35.0 %)

0.371

 

Professional

87 (19.3 %)

22 (16.1 %)

 
 

Business owner

48 (10.7 %)

17 (12.4 %)

 
 

Others

179 (39.8 %)

50 (36.5 %)

 

Education level

None

218 (48.4 %)

77 (56.2 %)

0.129

 

Primary level

131 (29.1 %)

37 (27 %)

 
 

Secondary level

52 (11.6 %)

16 (11.7 %)

 
 

Tertiary level

49 (10.9 %)

7 (5.1 %)