Prevalence, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns, and Risk Factors Associated with Enterococci among Pediatric Patients at Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeastern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of pediatric patient study participants at DRH from February to May 2019.

Demographic characteristics	Frequency in number	Frequency in percent
Age
≤4	124	30.8%
5-9	159	39.5%
10-14	120	29.8%
Sex
Male	188	46.7
Female	215	53.3%
Residence
Urban	189	46.9%
Rural	214	53.1%
Patient setting
Outpatient	271	67.2%
Inpatient	132	32.8%
Family educational status
Illiterate	178	44.2%
Read and write	111	27.5%
High school	47	11.7%
Diploma	40	9.9%
First degree and higher	27	6.7%