Research Article

Prevalence and Antibiotics Susceptibility Pattern of Salmonella and Shigella Species among Diarrheal Patients Attending Nekemte Referral Hospital, Oromia, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic, clinical characteristics, and prevalence of Salmonella and Shigella sp. among diarrheal patients attending Nekemte Referral Hospital, October 2015 to February 2016.

VariablesFrequency Percent (%)Number of Salmonella or Shigella species positive patients (%)

Sex
 M22352.817 (7.6)
 F19919922 (11.1)
Age Category (years)
 1–1922553.318 (8)
 19–298119.26 (7.4)
 30–446916.411 (15.9)
 45–59358.34 (11.4)
 >60122.80
Educational status
 Illiterate13732.512 (8.8)
 Grade 1–47016.64 (5.3)
 Grade 5–87116.84 (5.6)
 Grade 9–128119.211 (13.6)
 Certificate dip.5713.57 (12.3)
 1st degree & above61.41 (16.7)
Hand washing after toilet
 Good26262.129 (11.1)
 Poor16037.910 (6.3)
Source of drinking water
 Tap35183.231 (8.8)
 River7016.68 (11.4)
 well10.20 (0.0)
Residence areas
 Urban32091.131 (8.8)
 Rural638.98 (11.3)
Clinical characteristics
 Abdominal pain41999.338 (9.1)
 Vomiting27264.528 (10.3)
 Fever31073.538 (12.3)
 Headache22252.634 (15.3)
 Joint pain18243.127 (14.8)
Prevalence of Salmonella & Shigella sp.
Shigella sp.92.1-
Salmonella sp.307.1-
 Total Prevalence399.2-

Note. Salmonella and Shigella positive values as No (%), sp.: species.