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Table 1 Wound infection and socio-demographic characteristics of the patients at JUSH, Jimma, May-September, 2013

From: Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates from wound infection and their sensitivity to alternative topical agents at Jimma University Specialized Hospital, South-West Ethiopia

Demographic characters

Infected No. (%)

Not infected No. (%)

Total No. (%)

Sex

   

Male

96 (89.7)

11 (10.3)

107 (71.3)

Female

35 (81.4)

8 (18.6)

43 (28.7)

Total

131 (87.3)

19 (12.7)

150 (100)

Age in years

   

≤ 15

21(87.5)

3 (12.5)

24 (16)

16-30

54 (87.1)

8 (13)

62 (41.3)

31-44

25 (86.2)

4 (13.8)

29 (19.3)

45-59

17 (89.5)

2 (10.5)

19 (12.7)

≥ 60

14 (87.5)

2 (12.5)

16 (10.7)

Total

131 (87.3)

19 (12.7)

150 (100)