Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Its Associated Risk Factors among HIV-Positive and -Negative Clients Attending Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of HIV-positive and -negative clients at Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017.

Sociodemographic characteristics	HIV status		Total (), N (%)
	HIV positive (), N (%)	HIV negative (), N (%)
Sex
Male	52 (34.7)	75 (50.0)	127 (42.3)
Female	98 (65.3)	75 (50.0)	173 (57.7)
Age group
18–30	44 (29.3)	95 (63.3)	139 (46.3)
31–42	52 (34.7)	47 (31.3)	99 (33.0)
43–54	41 (27.3)	7 (4.7)	48 (16)
>54	13 (4.3)	1 (0.7)	14 (4.7)
Marital status
Single	25 (8.3)	66 (44)	91 (30.3)
Married	83 (55.3)	83 (55.3)	166 (55.3)
Divorced	26 (17.3)	1 (0.7)	27 (9.0)
Widowed	16 (10.7)	0	16 (5.3)
Current
Rural	28 (18.7)	17 (11.3)	45 (15)
Residence
Urban	122 (81.3)	133 (88.7)	255 (85)
Education
Cannot read and write	19 (12.7)	5 (3.3)	24 (8.0)
Primary	55 (36.7)	34 (22.7)	89 (29.7)
Secondary	52 (34.7)	40 (26.7)	92 (30.7)
College+	24 (16.0)	71 (47.3)	95 (31.6)