Research Article

Multiresistant Bacterial Pathogens Causing Bacterial Pneumonia and Analyses of Potential Risk Factors from Northeast Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical data of pneumonia suspected patients, Dessie, 2020.

CharacteristicsFrequencyPercentage (%)

Sex
 Male22154.4
 Female18545.6

Age (in years)
 5–14307.4
 15–245714.0
 25–449623.6
 45–646727.6
 >6415638.4

Residence
 Urban24961.3
 Rural15738.7

Educational level
 Unable to read and write15838.9
 Read and write only4811.8
 Primary education5613.8
 Secondary education6716.5
 College and above7719.0

Marital status
 Married18746.1
 Single10726.4
 Divorced7017.2
 Widowed4210.3

Occupational status
 Employed4912.1
 Unemployed12029.6
 Farmer16139.7
 Others7618.7

HIV
 Positive4310.6
 Negative38389.4

TB
 Positive399.6
 Negative38590.4

Asthma
 Yes236.0
 No38394.0

Diabetes
 Yes205.0
 No38695.5

Hypertension
 Yes133.0
 No39393.0
Total406100