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Table 1 Background epidemiological parameters of patients issued with single dose antibiotic prophylaxis during elective orthopedic surgery

From: Cefepime versus Ceftriaxone for perioperative systemic antibiotic prophylaxis in elective orthopedic surgery at Bugando Medical Centre Mwanza, Tanzania: a randomized clinical study

Variable

Ceftriaxone (Group A) N = 113

Cefepime (Group B) N = 117

p-value

Age (years)

   

 Median

29

30

0.3229

 IQR

14–40

21–40

Age group

   

 <21 years

40 (35.40 %)

29 (24.79 %)

0.292

 21–40 years

48 (42.48 %)

60 (51.28 %)

 41–60 years

23 (20.35 %)

24 (20.51 %)

 >60 years

2 (1.77 %)

4 (3.42 %)

Sex

  

 Males

77 (68.1 %)

81 (69.2 %)

0.562

 Females

36 (31.9 %)

32 (30.8 %)

Level of education

  

 Primary

56 (49.6 %)

56 (47.9 %)

0.859

 Secondary

44 (38.9 %)

48 (41.0 %)

 Tertiary

9 (8.0 %)

8 (6.8 %)

 Informal

4 (3.5 %)

5 (4.3 %)

Occupation

  

 Employed

38 (33.63 %)

39 (33.33 %)

0.095

 Unemployed

35 (30.97 %)

50 (42.74 %)

 Dependant

40 (35.40 %)

28 (23.93 %)

Mode of Health Care Financing

  

 Out of Pocket

90 (79.65 %)

91 (77.78 %)

0.729

 Health Insurance

23 (20.35 %)

26 (22.22 %)