International Journal of Microbiology / 2023 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Throat Swab Culture Positivity and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles in Children 2–5 Years of Age Suspected of Bacterial Tonsillitis at Hargeisa Group of Hospitals, Somaliland: A Cross-Sectional Study Table 1 Bacterial throat culture positivity among children 2–5 years of age with suspicion of bacterial tonsillitis at Hargeisa Group of Hospital (N = 374).
Variables Total Culture results COR (95% CI) valueN (%)Positive Negative N (%)N (%)Children age (years) 2 2 (0.5) 2 (100) 0 NA 0.199 3 110 (29.4) 36 (32.7) 74 (67.3) 4 121 (32.4) 40 (33.1) 81 (66.9) 5 141 (37.7) 42 (29.8) 99 (70.2) Gender Male 200 (53.5) 73 (36.5) 127 (63.5) 0.64 (0.41–1.00) 0.05 Female 174 (46.5) 47 (27) 127 (73) Residence Rural 69 (18.4) 19 (27.5) 50 (72.5) 0.37 Urban 305 (81.6) 101 (33.1) 204 (66.9) 0.78 (0.43–1.37) Father’s education Not able to read and write 55 (14.7) 18 (32.7) 37 (67.3) 3.46 (0.67 = 17.72) 0.002 Able to read and write 56 (15) 29 (51.8) 27 (48.2) 2.53 (0.46–13.79) Primary school 81 (21.7) 19 (23.5) 62 (76.5) 1.01 (0.20–5.57) High school 82 (21.9) 30 (36.6) 52 (63.4) 0.9 (0.16–5.04) Higher education 100 (26.7) 24 (24) 76 (76) Mother’s education Not able to read and write 186 (49.7) 78 (41.9) 108 (58.1) NA 0.001 Able to read and write 105 (28.1) 28 (26.7) 77 (73.3) Primary school 36 (9.6) 7 (19.4) 29 (80.6) High school 30 (8) 6 (20) 24 (80) Higher education 17 (4.5) 1 (5.9) 16 (94.1) Parental occupation Unemployed 116 (31) 26 (22.4) 90 (77.6) 1.98 (1.19–3.29) 0.020 Employed 258 (69) 94 (36.4) 164 (63.6) Mother’s age (years) 20–25 98 (26.2) 26 (26.5) 72 (73.5) NA 0.14 26–30 169 (45.2) 59 (34.9) 110 (65.1) 31–35 90 (24.1) 27 (30) 63 (70) 36–40 15 (4) 6 (40) 9 (60) 41–45 2 (0.5) 2 (100) 0 (0) Total 374 (100) 120 (32.1) 254 (67.9)
Key. NA: not applicable.