Research Article
Magnitude of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Colonization among HIV-Infected Patients Attending ART Clinic in West Amhara Government Hospitals
Table 4
Sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of VRE among ART patients in West Amhara Government Hospitals, May, 2017.
| Demographic characteristics | Vancomycin | P value | Sensitive | Resistant |
| Sex | Male | 89 | 5 | 0.254 | Female | 114 | 12 |
| Age group | <9 | 5 | 0 | 0.997 | 10–14 | 9 | 0 | 15–24 | 19 | 2 | 25–59 | 162 | 14 | 60+ | 8 | 1 |
| Residence address | Urban | 156 | 14 | 0.604 | Rural | 47 | 3 |
| Educational status | Illiterates | 79 | 5 | 0.382 | Primary school (1–8) | 66 | 10 | Secondary school (9–12) | 35 | 2 | Above high school | 23 | 0 |
| Marital status | Single | 52 | 3 | 0.804 | Married | 85 | 9 | Divorced | 48 | 4 | Widowed | 18 | 1 |
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