Nontyphoidal Salmonella and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility among Diarrheic Patients Attending Private Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Background information of diarrheic patients participated in the study.

Characteristics	Category	Number	Percentage
Sex ()	Male	176	59
	Female	122	40.9
Age group ()	0-5	24	9.1
	6-18	17	6.4
	19-30	76	28.7
	31-45	95	35.8
	>45	53	20
Education ()	Illiterate	20	7.5
	Underage/preschool	24	9
	Primary school (1-8)	36	13.6
	Secondary school (9-12)	74	27.9
	College/university	111	41.9
Marital status ()	Single	100	37.7
	Married	165	62.3
No. of children ()	1-3	100	37.7
	4-6	37	14
	>6	10	3.8
	None	118	44.5
Occupation ()	Businessmen/women	66	24.9
	Student/underage	56	21.1
	Governmental	55	20.8
	Private	44	16.6
	Housewife	34	12.8
	Other	10	3.8
Place of sample collection ()	Bethezatha Hospital	59	19.8
	Ethio Tebib Hospital	59	19.8
	iCMC Hospital	15	5
	Migbaresenay Hospital	8	2.7
	Teklehaimanot Hospital	157	52.7