Multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Healthy Adults Is more Common in Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal than Those Resettled in Ohio

Table 2

Exposure variables in association with S. aureus colonizationin NEO (n=100).

Variables	SA+ (%)	SA – (%)	P-value
Gender
Male	42 (72.4)	17 (27.6)	0.13
Female	24 (57.1)	18 (42.9)
Daycare going children
Yes	10 (52.6)	9 (47.4)	0.18
No	56 (69.1)	25 (30.9)
Skin infections (within 6 months)
Yes	12 (75.0)	4 (25.0)	0.56
No	54 (64.3)	30 (35.7)
Hospital admission(within 6 months)
Yes	26 (61.9)	16 (38.1)	0.52
No	40 (69.0)	18 (31.0)
Hospital visits (within 6 months)
Yes	41 (60.3)	27 (39.7)	0.11
No	25 (78.1)	7 (21.9)
Volunteers in health Institution
Yes	3 (50.0)	3 (50.0)	0.40
No	63 (67.0)	31 (33.0)
Pork handle (within 6 months)
≥1times per week	40 (71.4)	16 (28.6)	0.21
Do not handle	26 (59.1)	18 (40.9)
Poultry handle (within 6 months)
≥1times per week	52 (71.2)	21 (28.8)	0.09
Do not handle	14 (51.8)	13 (48.2)
Length of stay in the U.S.
Less than 5 years	45 (70.3)	19 (29.7)	0.27
5 or more years	21 (58.3)	15 (41.6)
Family size
≤5 members	29 (64.4)	16 (35.6)	0.83
>5 members	37 (67.3)	18 (32.7)
Occupation
Daily wages labor	35 (74.5)	12 (25.5)	0.13
Others	31 (58.5)	22 (41.5)
Antibiotics use (within 6 months)
Yes	7 (58.3)	5 (41.7)	0.52
No	59 (67.1)	29 (32.9)
Skin infections (within 6 months)
Yes	12 (75.0)	4 (25.0)	0.56
No	54 (64.3)	30 (35.7)
Participated in Sports (within 6 months)
Yes	26 (62.0)	16 (38.0)	0.52
No	40 (69.0)	18 (31.0)