Multidrug-Resistant Shigellosis among Children Aged below Five Years with Diarrhea at Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of children and caregivers.

Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Gender
Male	69	38.3
Female	111	61.7
Age group of children (months)
0–12	67	37.2
>12–24	78	43.3
>24–36	19	10.6
>36–48	10	5.6
>48–60	6	3.3
Age group of caregivers
<20	11	6.1
>20–25	28	15.6
>25–30	74	41.1
>30–35	43	23.9
>35–40	24	13.3
Number of children per household
1	61	33.9
2	88	48.9
3	29	16.1
4	2	1.1
Marital status of the caregivers
Single	2	1.1
Married	134	74.4
Divorced	26	14.4
Widowed/widower	18	10
Education level of the caregivers
No formal education	132	73.3
Primary school dropout	37	20.6
Primary school	8	4.4
Secondary school and above	3	1.7
Number of people per household
1-2	6	3.3
3-4	58	32.2
5-6	72	40
7-8	39	21.7
9-10	4	2.2
11-12	1	0.5