Prevalence and Potential Risk Factors for the Acquisition of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus spp. Bacteria Among Pastoralist Farmers in Kajiado Central Subcounty, Kenya

Table 2

Demographic characteristics of the study participants () from Kajiado Central Subcounty.

Characteristics	Frequency (%) based on origin of wards
	M. South	M. North	Purko	Ilidamati	Dalalekutuk	Total
Gender
Male	31 (57.4)	31 (60.8)	18 (72.0)	13 (43.3)	15 (93.8)	108 (61.4)
Female	23 (42.6)	20 (39.2)	7 (28.0)	17 (56.7)	1 (6.3)	68 (38.6)
Age
<20 years	26 (48.1)	11 (21.6)	9 (36.0)	10 (33.3)	1 (6.3)	57 (32.4)
21-30 years	8 (14.8)	14 (27.5)	8 (32.0)	8 (26.7)	9 (56.3)	47 (26.7)
31-40 years	7 (13.0)	5 (9.8)	4 (16.0)	4 (13.3)	4 (25.0)	24 (13.6)
41-50 years	4 (7.4)	4 (7.8)	1 (4.0)	5 (16.7)	2 (12.5)	16 (9.1)
>51 years	2 (3.7)	11 (21.6)	3 (12.0)	2 (6.7)	0 (0.0)	18 (10.2)
Could not remember	7 (13.0)	6 (11.8)	0 (0.0)	1 (3.3)	0 (0.0)	14 (8.0)
Contact with livestock
Frequent	46 (85.2)	45 (88.2)	25 (100)	18 (60.0)	11 (68.8)	145 (82.4)
Infrequent	8 (14.8)	6 (11.8)	0 (0.0)	12 (40.0)	5 (31.3)	31 (17.6)
History of hospital visitation
Yes	19 (35.2)	15 (29.4)	6 (24.0)	3 (10.0)	4 (25.0)	47 (36.4)
No	35 (64.8)	36 (70.6)	19 (76.0)	27 (90.0)	12 (75.0)	129 (73.3)
Milk consumption
Boiled	17 (31.5)	20 (39.2)	3 (12.0)	30 (100)	0 (0.0)	70 (39.8)
Raw	17 (31.5)	26 (51.0)	22 (88.0)	0 (0.0)	16 (100)	81 (46.0)
Not sure	20 (37.0)	5 (9.8)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	25 (14.2)
Antibiotic use
Yes	9 (5.6)	3 (5.8)	1 (4.0)	3 (10.0)	0 (100)	16 (9.1)
No	45 (83.3)	48 (94.1)	24 (96.0)	27 (90.0)	16 (100)	160 (90.9)

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