Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Bacterial Isolates from Blood Culture among HIV/AIDS Patients at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 1
Demographical characteristics of study participants with bacterial bloodstream infection among HIV/AIDS patients in Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital.
Characteristic
Bacterial status
Total, N (%)
Positive, N (%)
Negative, N (%)
Sex
Male
50 (31.8)
107 (68)
157 (41)
Female
73 (32.1)
154 (67.8)
227 (59)
Age
1–14
14 (53.8)
12 (46.2)
26 (6.8)
15–24
5 (25)
15 (75)
20 (5.3)
25–44
81 (32.1)
171 (67.8)
252 (65.6)
45–64
23 (27.7)
60 (72.3)
83 (21.8)
>65
0 (0)
3 (100)
3 (0.8)
Marital status
Unmarried
20 (36.2)
45 (63.8)
65 (24.5)
Married
57 (29.8)
135 (70.2)
191 (49.7)
Widow
3 (27.3)
8 (72.7)
11 (2.9)
Divorced
73 (33)
43 (67)
88 (22.9)
Educational level
Illiterate
39 (30.7)
72 (69.3)
104 (27.3)
Literate
90 (32.6)
186 (67.4)
276 (72.7)
Occupational
Farmer
11 (29.7)
26 (70.3)
37 (9.6)
Student
16 (32)
34 (68)
50 (13)
House wife
20 (39.2)
32 (61.5)
51 (13.2)
Employer
61 (30.6)
156 (71.9)
236 (61.5)
Other
15 (53.6)
13 (46.4)
10 (2.6)
Total
123 (32)
261 (68)
384 (100)
Note. A, government and self-employed; b, jobless and children under 4 years. Age is categorized based on the WHO guidelines.
