Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella and Shigella species isolated from diarrheic children in Ambo town

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants attended Ambo public health facilities, 2014

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Health Institution	Awaro Health Center	24	10.0
	Ambo Health Center	34	14.2
	Ambo Hospital	181	75.7
Residence	Urban	162	67.8
Residence	Rural	77	32.2
Gender	Male	125	52.3
Gender	Female	114	47.7
Household workers	≥1	211	88.3
Household workers	None	28	11.7
Domestic animals in the house	Yes	97	40.6
Domestic animals in the house	No	142	59.4
Source of drinking water	Tap water	170	71.1
	Domestic well water	13	5.4
	River water	42	17.6
	Public hand pump water	14	5.9
Type of diarrhea	Watery diarrhea	49	20.5
	Bloody diarrhea	32	13.4
	Mucoid diarrhea	100	41.8
	Loose stool	58	24.3
Household member/room	< 1.5 persons-per-room	198	82.8
Household member/room	> 1.5 persons-per-room	41	17.2
Antibiotics prescribed in last 4 weeks	Cotrimoxazoale	10	4.2
	Ceftriaxone	2	0.8
	Amoxicillin	1	0.4
	Metronidazole	2	0.8

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