Research Article
Methicillin-Resistant and Biofilm-Producing Staphylococcus aureus in Nasal Carriage among Health Care Workers and Medical Students
Table 1
Comparison of sociodemographic variables with MRSA and MSSA colonization among participants.
| | Variables | Distribution (N = 352, %) | S. aureus (N = 230, %) | MRSA (N = 109, %) | MSSA (N = 121, %) | value |
| | Gender | | Male | 63 (17.9) | 39 (16.9) | 18 (16.5) | 21 (17.4) | 0.865 | | Female | 289 (82.1) | 191 (83.0) | 91 (83.5) | 100 (82.6) | | Age group (years) | | 20–29 | 278 (79.0) | 178 (77.4) | 83 (76.1) | 95 (78.5) | 0.331 | | 30–39 | 46 (13.1) | 34 (14.8) | 16 (14.7) | 18 (14.9) | | 40–49 | 22 (6.3) | 14 (6.1) | 6 (5.5) | 8 (6.6) | | 50–59 | 5 (1.4) | 3 (1.3) | 3 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | | 60–69 | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | | Category | | HCW | 176 (50.0) | 120 (52.2) | 56 (51.4) | 64 (52.9) | 0.818 | | MS | 176 (50.0) | 110 (47.8) | 53 (48.6) | 57 (47.1) | | Profession | | Doctor | 20 (5.7) | 15 (6.5) | 6 (5.5) | 9 (7.4) | 0.002∗ | | Nurse | 67 (19.0) | 49 (21.3) | 33 (30.3) | 16 (13.2) | | Lab personnel | 14 (4.0) | 9 (3.9) | 1 (0.9) | 8 (6.6) | | Pharmacist | 8 (2.3) | 4 (1.7) | 3 (2.8) | 1 (0.8) | | Others | 67 (19.0) | 42 (18.3) | 13 (11.9) | 29 (24.0) | | Students | 176 (50.0) | 111 (48.3) | 53 (48.6) | 58 (47.9) | | Education level | | Literate | 30 (8.5) | 22 (9.6) | 5 (4.6) | 17 (14.0) | 0.005∗ | | Diploma | 20 (5.7) | 12 (5.2) | 3 (2.8) | 9 (7.4) | | Graduate | 271 (77.0) | 175 (76.1) | 86 (78.9) | 89 (73.6) | | ≥Master | 31 (8.8) | 21 (9.1) | 15 (13.8) | 6 (5.0) | | Duration of work (years) | | <1 | 182 (51.7) | 113 (49.1) | 53 (48.6) | 60 (49.6) | 0.519 | | 1–10 | 144 (40.9) | 98 (42.6) | 45 (41.3) | 53 (43.8) | | 11–20 | 20 (5.7) | 14 (6.1) | 7 (6.4) | 7 (5.8) | | 21–30 | 6 (1.7) | 5 (2.2) | 4 (3.7) | 1 (0.8) | | Duty hours per week | | 48 | 176 (50.0) | 120 (52.2) | 56 (51.4) | 64 (52.9) | 0.818 | | 6 | 176 (50.0) | 110 (47.8) | 53 (48.6) | 57 (47.1) | | Upper respiratory tract symptoms | | Present | 17 (4.8) | 7 (3.0) | 3 (2.8) | 4 (3.3) | 0.807 | | Absent | 335 (95.2) | 223 (97.0) | 106 (97.2) | 117 (96.7) | | Nasal irritation | | Present | 32 (9.1) | 22 (9.6) | 13 (11.9) | 9 (7.4) | 0.248 | | Absent | 320 (90.9) | 208 (90.4) | 96 (88.1) | 112 (92.6) | | Underlying disease | | Present | 9 (2.6) | 9 (3.9) | 6 (5.5) | 3 (2.5) | 0.237 | | Absent | 343 (97.4) | 221 (96.1) | 103 (94.5) | 118 (97.5) | | Family respiratory disease | | Present | 27 (7.7) | 18 (7.8) | 6 (5.5) | 12 (9.9) | 0.213 | | Absent | 325 (92.3) | 212 (92.2) | 103 (94.5) | 109 (90.1) | | Nasal hygiene | | Present | 124 (35.2) | 79 (34.3) | 39 (35.8) | 40 (33.1) | 0.664 | | Absent | 228 (64.8) | 151 (65.7) | 70 (64.2) | 81 (66.9) |
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∗Statistically significant.
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