Research Article

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Campylobacter Species in Diarrheal Patients in Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Table 3

Distribution of Campylobacter spp. among different determinants of diarrheal patients () at Surya Kanta Hospital, Mymensingh, from June 2019 to June 2020.

Determinants ()PositivePrevalence (%) with 95% CIPearson’s chi-square value

Sex
 Male ()6129.3 (23.2-26.0)0.26
 Female ()4335.3 (26.8-44.4)
Age (years)
 0-5 ()1352.0 (31.3-72.2)≤0.001
 6-18 ()3242.7 (31.3-54.7)
 19-40 ()3634.0 (25.0-43.8)
 41-60 ()1725.4 (15.5-37.5)
 >60 ()610.5 (4.0-21.5)
Education status
 Illiterate/not applicable5637.7 (26.6-41.5)0.38
 Literate4829.3 (22.4-36.9)
Family-level personal hygiene
 Good ()4921.5 (16.3-27.4)≤0.001
 Bad ()5553.9 (43.8-63.8)
Involvement with household livestock rearing
 Yes ()5743.2 (34.6-52.1)0.001
 No ()4723.7 (18.0-30.3)
Food habit
 Home prepared ()7733.9 (27.8-40.5)0.16
 Other (fast food/food from restaurant) ()2726.2 (18.0-35.8)

CI: confidence interval.