High Clostridium difficile Infection among HIV-Infected Children with Diarrhea in a Tertiary Hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of 301 children with diarrhea.

Study variable	Number of patients	Percent
Age in months
≤12 months	164	54.5
>12 months	137	45.5
Sex
Male	156	51.8
Female	145	48.2
Type of stool
Watery	151	50.2
Loose pasty	150	49.8
Residence
Urban	194	64.5
Rural	107	35.5
HIV status
Positive	33	10.96
Negative	268	89.04
Antibiotic use
Yes	266	88.4
No	35	11.6
Type of toilet use
Flush	115	38.2
Pit	186	61.8
Type of water source
Tap	205	68.1
Nontap	96	31.9
Dehydration status
No	158	52.5
Some	111	36.9
Severe	32	10.6
Parental income
0-500K	223	74.09
500K-1M	60	19.93
>1M	18	5.98
Herbal use
Yes	176	58.5
No	125	41.5