Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Research Article

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization among Healthcare Workers at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital, Southwestern Uganda

Table 2

Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage.
CharacteristicsNumber of samplesPositives, n (%) value
Sex  0.458
 Male6116 (26.2%) 
 Female3612 (33.3%) 
Age group  <0.01
 ≤25325 (15.6%) 
 26–304312 (27.9%) 
 31–35145 (35.7%) 
 ≥36086 (75.0%) 
Profession  0.225
 Doctors103 (30%) 
 Paramedics358 (22.9%) 
 Nurses369 (25.0%) 
 Lab staff168 (50%) 
Department/ward  0.201
 Special clinics94 (44.4%) 
 OPD83 (37.5%) 
 Pediatrics ward184 (22.2%) 
 Surgical ward145 (35.6%) 
 Obs and Gyne ward61 (16.7%) 
 Laboratory168 (50%) 
 Medical ward81 (12.5%) 
 A and E ward182 (11.1%) 
A and E, accident and emergency; Obs and Gyne, Obstetrics and Gynecology; OPD: outpatients department; statistically significant.