Research Article

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

Table 2

Personal and clinical related factors of patients attending at Karamara hospital, Jigjiga, eastern Ethiopia, 2020.

VariablesFrequency (%)

Swimming habitYes48 (16.7)
No240 (83.3)

Frequency of face washOnce per day116 (40.3)
Twice per day55 (19.1)
Three times per day112 (38.9)
>four times per day5 (1.7)

Usage of soapYes176 (61)
No112 (39)

Usage of eye cosmeticsYes80 (27.8)
No208 (72.2)

Have ocular surface diseaseYes70 (24.3)
No218 (75.7)

HospitalizationYes78 (27)
No210 (73)

Have ocular traumaYes35 (12)
No253 (88)

Usage of contact lensYes10 (3.5)
No278 (96.5)

Have diabetic mellitusYes56 (19.4)
No232 (80.6)

Making eye surgeryYes43 (14.9)
No245 (85.1)