Throat carriage rate, associated factors, and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of group A Streptococcus among healthy school children in Jigjiga City, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of children and parent/guardians who participated in a study of group A Streptococcus throat carriage prevalence study—Jigjiga city, Eastern Ethiopia, April 12 to May 27, 2021

Variables		Frequency	Percentage (%)
Socio-demographic characteristics of the child
Age of the child in years	7–10	199	43.1
Age of the child in years	11–14	263	56.9
Sex of the child	Male	218	47.2
Sex of the child	Female	244	52.8
Residence	In the town	41 3	89.4
Residence	Outskirt	49	10.6
Family Size (number of person)	1–5	142	30.7
	6–10	229	49.6
	11–15	91	19.7
Sharing a sleeping Room	1–3	214	46.3
	4–6	199	43.1
	7–9	49	10.6
The social condition of the parent/guardian of the child
Marital status	Married	340	73.5
	Divorced	35	7.6
	Widowed	17	3.7
	Single	70	15.2
Care givers	Mother	320	69.3
	Father	109	23.6
	Non-immediate family^a	33	7.1
Educational status	Unable to read and write	131	28.4
Educational status	Received formal education^b	331	71.6
Occupation	Searching for Job	25	5.4
	Stay home parent	106	22.9
	Merchant	143	31.0
	Private employee	80	17.3
	Government employee	108	23.4
Monthly income (ETB)	250 – 1000	108	23.4
	1000 -3000	56	28.6
	> 3000	222	48.1

^aGrandparent, aunt, and/or uncle
^bPrimary (1–8), secondary (9–12), tertiary (diploma and above), and/or degree and above
ETB Ethiopian Birr

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