Research Article

Antibacterial Activity of Honey against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Laboratory-Based Experimental Study

Table 1

Wound infection and sociodemographic characteristics of the patients with wound infection at Arba Minch Hospital, Arba Minch, May–November 2017.

Demographic charactersInfected (no. (%))Not infected (no. (%))Total (no. (%))

Sex
Male17 (68)825 (50)
Female16 (64)925 (50)
Total33 (66)17 (34)50 (100)

Age in years
≤155611
16–3020 (80)525 (50)
31–44448
45–59426
Total33 (66)17 (34)50 (100)

Occupation
Students12315 (30)
Housewives10515 (30)
Civil servants628
Self-employed235
Merchants224
Farmers123
Total33 (66)17 (34)50 (100)

Educational status
Illiterate9716 (32)
Literate24 (70.6)1034 (68)
Total33 (66)17 (34)50 (100)