Carbapenemase Production and Detection of Colistin-Resistant Genes in Clinical Isolates of Escherichia Coli from the Ho Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Table 3

Sociodemographic characteristics of study respondents.

Parameter	Frequency	Percentage
Age category (years)
<5	9	6.7
5–24	14	10.4
25–44	60	44.4
45–64	31	23
65–84	21	15.6
Gender
Male	24	17.8
Female	111	82.2
Religion
None	5	3.7
Christian	128	94.8
Islam	2	1.5
Specimen type
Urine	98	72.6
Nonurine	37	27.4
Patient status
Outpatient	98	72.6
Inpatient	37	27.4