Nasal and Pharyngeal Colonization by Bacterial Pathogens: A Comparative Study between Preclinical and Clinical Sciences Medical Students

Table 1

Demographic and clinical details of the students.

Variable	Subset A () frequency	Subset B () frequency
Sex
Male	59	61
Female	41	39
Nationality
Nepali	62	58
Others (Indians, Sri Lankan, and Maldivian)	38	42
Antibiotic intake
Yes	05	04
No	95	96
Hospitalization
Yes	00	03
No	100	97
Respiratory infection
Yes	06	05
No	94	95
Smoking/tobacco intake
Yes	03	04
No	97	96