Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Salmonella and Shigella among Diarrheic Patients Attending Selected Health Facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of Salmonella and Shigella among diarrheic patients, N = 428.

Variables	No. tested	No. positive for Shigella spp. (%)	X^2	value	No. positive for Salmonella spp. (%)	X^2	value
Age in years
<1	6	0 (0.00)	0.48	0.92	1 (16.7)	6.39	0.09
1–9	77	5 (6.5)			8 (10.4)
10–24	124	7 (5.6)			4 (3.2)
≥25	221	12 (5.4)			23 (10.4)
Sex
Male	192	10 (5.2)	0.01	0.46	17 (8.9)	0.02	0.45
Female	236	14 (5.9)			19 (8.1)
Educational status
Children below school age	70	6 (8.6)	2.9	0.430	7 (1.0)	0.57	0.90
Do not read and write	44	1 (2.3)			4 (9.1)
1–12 Grade	199	9 (4.5)			17 (8.5)
College and above	115	8 (7.0)			8 (7)
Use shared toilet
Yes	85	4 (4.7)	0.02	0.46	6 (7.1)	0.08	0.39
No	343	20 (5.8)			30 (8.7)
Hand-washing behavior after using a toilet
Yes	390	21 (5.4)	0.07	0.36	29 (7.4)	4.1	0.02
No	38	3 (7.9)			7 (18.4)
Consumption of raw milk
Yes	86	5 (5.8)	0.08	0.55	3 (3.8)	2.6	0.04
No	342	19 (5.6)			33 (9.5)
Consumption of raw meat
Yes	49	3 (6.1)	0.03	0.53	6 (12.2)	0.57	0.23
No	379	21 (5.5)			30 (7.9)
Total	428	24 (5.6)			36 (8.4)