Species, Risk Factors, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles of Bacterial Isolates from HIV-Infected Patients Suspected to Have Pneumonia in Mekelle Zone, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Table 2

Rate of bacterial pneumonia with regard to the sociodemographic characteristics among pneumonia suspected HIV patients in ART clinics of Mekelle zone, Northern Ethiopia, August 2016-December 2016.

Variables	Bacterial occurrence		Total
	Positive N (%)	Negative N (%)
Gender
Male	59 (46.6)	68 (53.5)	127
Female	51 (40.8)	74(59.2)	125
Age (in years)
18-29	15 (50)	15 (50)	30
30-39	47 (48)	51 (52)	98
40-49	34 (45.3)	41 (54.7)	75
50-67	14 (28.6)	35 (71.4)	49
Residence
Urban	95 (42.4)	129 (57.6)	224
Rural	15 (53.6)	13 (46.4)	28
Occupation
Farmer	9 (47.4)	10 (52.6)	19
Employed	32 (41)	46 (59)	78
Unemployed	46 (41.8)	64 (58.2)	110
Self-employed	23 (51.1)	22 (48.9)	45
Educational level
Illiterate	14 (33.3)	28 (66.7)	42
Read and write	10 (30.3)	23 (69.7)	33
1-8	37 (46.3)	43 (53.7)	80
9-12	30 (50.8)	29 (49.2)	59
College and above	19 (50)	19 (50)	38