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.
Variables
Frequency
Percent (%)
Number of Salmonella or Shigella species positive patients (%)
Sex
M
223
52.8
17 (7.6)
F
199
199
22 (11.1)
Age Category (years)
1–19
225
53.3
18 (8)
19–29
81
19.2
6 (7.4)
30–44
69
16.4
11 (15.9)
45–59
35
8.3
4 (11.4)
>60
12
2.8
0
Educational status
Illiterate
137
32.5
12 (8.8)
Grade 1–4
70
16.6
4 (5.3)
Grade 5–8
71
16.8
4 (5.6)
Grade 9–12
81
19.2
11 (13.6)
Certificate dip.
57
13.5
7 (12.3)
1st degree & above
6
1.4
1 (16.7)
Hand washing after toilet
Good
262
62.1
29 (11.1)
Poor
160
37.9
10 (6.3)
Source of drinking water
Tap
351
83.2
31 (8.8)
River
70
16.6
8 (11.4)
well
1
0.2
0 (0.0)
Residence areas
Urban
320
91.1
31 (8.8)
Rural
63
8.9
8 (11.3)
Clinical characteristics
Abdominal pain
419
99.3
38 (9.1)
Vomiting
272
64.5
28 (10.3)
Fever
310
73.5
38 (12.3)
Headache
222
52.6
34 (15.3)
Joint pain
182
43.1
27 (14.8)
Prevalence of Salmonella & Shigella sp.
Shigella sp.
9
2.1
-
Salmonella sp.
30
7.1
-
Total Prevalence
39
9.2
-
Note. Salmonella and Shigella positive values as No (%), sp.: species.