Methicillin- and Inducible Clindamycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Patients with Wound Infection Attending Arba Minch Hospital, South Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with wound infection attending Arba Minch Hospital, Arba Minch, South Ethiopia, April to June 2017.

Variables	Characteristics	Frequency, n (%)
Sex	Male	71 (44.1)
	Female	90 (55.9)
Age	≤15	24 (14.9)
	15–30	80 (49.7)
	30–45	32 (19.9)
	45–60	22 (13.7)
	≥60	3 (1.9)
Residence	Urban	96 (59.6)
	Rural	65 (40.4)
Education	Illiterate	56 (34.8)
	Literate	105 (65.2)
Occupation	Student	42 (26.1)
	Housewife	42 (26.1)
	Labor	9 (5.6)
	Employee	31 (19.3)
	Private	21 (13)
	Farmer	8 (5)
	Jobless	8 (5)
Clinical diseases	Hypertension	17 (10.6)
	TB	8 (5)
	Diabetes	20 (12.4)
	HIV	16 (9.9)
	No chronic disease	100 (62.1)
Type of wound	Trauma	17 (10.6)
	Burn	22 (13.7)
	Surgical site	53 (32.9)
	Skin abrasion	48 (29.9)
	Others	21 (13)
Previous wound infection	Yes	97 (60.2)
	No	64 (39.8)
Previous antibiotic usage	Yes	148 (91.8)
	No	13 (8.1)
Hospital stay	1 day	36 (22.4)
	2–4 days	61 (37.9)
	5–6 days	19 (11.8)
	>week	45 (28)