Research Article
Prevalence, Antibiotic Susceptibility Profile, and Associated Risk Factors of Salmonella Isolate among Diarrheal Patients Visiting Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia
Table 2
Prevalence of Salmonella spp. and associated risk factors in the study area in 2016/17.
| | Factors | Salmonella species | X2 | Df | value | | Positive (%) | Negative (%) |
| | Residence | | Urban | 7 (4.1) | 164 (95.9) | 1.800 | 1 | 0.180 | | Rural | 13 (6.1) | 200 (93.9) | | Educational status | | Literate | 12 (8.5) | 130 (91.5) | 0.800 | 1 | 0.371 | | Illiterate | 8 (3.3) | 234 (96.7) | | Latrine | | Present | 3 (1.4) | 210 (98.6) | 7.200 | 1 | 0.007 | | Absent | 17 (10) | 154 (90) | | Drinking water | | Protected | 5 (2.5) | 194 (97.5) | 5.000 | 1 | 0.025 | | Unprotected | 15 (8.1) | 170 (91.9) | | Domestic animals | | Present | 14 (6.1) | 214 (93.9) | 3.200 | 1 | 0.074 | | Absent | 6 (3.8) | 150 (96.2) | | Domestic animal house | | Separate | 4 (2.2) | 174 (97.8) | 7.200 | 1 | 0.007 | | Cohabit | 16 (7.8) | 190 (92.2) | | Raw milk | | Used | 17 (14.5) | 100 (85.5) | 9.800 | 1 | 0.002 | | Unused | 3 (1.1) | 264 (98.9) | | Raw meat | | Used | 13 (6.1) | 200 (93.9) | 1.800 | 1 | 0.180 | | Unused | 7 (4.1) | 164 (95.9) | | Raw vegetables and fruits | | Used | 19 (5.9) | 302 (94.1) | 16.200 | 1 | 0.000 | | Unused | 1 (1.6) | 62 (98.4) | | Consumption of street-vended foods | | Used | 18 (8.5) | 193 (91.5) | 12.800 | 1 | 0.000 | | Unused | 2 (1.2) | 171 (98.8) | | Raw egg | | Used | 15 (6) | 234 (94) | 5.000 | 1 | 0.025 | | Unused | 5 (3.7) | 130 (96.3) |
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Significant at ; Df, degree of freedom; X2, chi-square. |
