Bacterial Profile of External Ocular Infections, Its Associated Factors, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern among Patients Attending Karamara Hospital, Jigjiga, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants with external ocular infections attending at Karamara hospital, Jigjiga, eastern Ethiopia, 2020.

Variables		Number (percentage) N (%)
Residence	Rural	83 (28.8)
	Urban	205 (71.2)
Sex	Male	152 (52.8)
	Female	136 (47.2)
Age group in year	0–11	9 (3.1)
	12–17	17 (5.9)
	18–39	141 (49)
	≥40	121 (42)
Ethnicity	Somali	135 (46.9)
	Amhara	39 (13.5)
	Oromo	51 (17.7)
	Gurage	18 (6.3)
	Tigray	11 (3.8)
	Wolayta	25 (8.7)
	Others	9 (3.1)
Marital status	Underage	25 (8.7)
	Single	63 (21.9)
	Married	154 (53.5)
	Divorced	19 (6.6)
	Widowed	27 (9.4)
Employment	Student	44 (15.3)
	Housewife	51 (17.7)
	Civil servant	52 (18.1)
	Farmer	30 (10.4)
	Businessman	90 (31.3)
	Others	21 (7.3)
Educational status	Not read and write	44 (15.3)
	Read and write	57 (19.8)
	Primary school	62 (21.5)
	High school	72 (25.0)
	College and above	53 (18.4)
Family income	<1000	19 (6.6)
	1100–3000	158 (54.9)
	3100–6000	90 (31.3)
	>6000	21 (7.3)