Table 2 Clinical information for the enrolled patients
Variables | Frequency (%) | Culture results Positive(%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (%) | Negative (%) | |||
Comorbidity | Â | |||
 Yes | 68 (23.8%) | 19 (27.9) | 49 (72.1) | 0.100 |
 No | 218 (76.2%) | 82 (37.6) | 136 (62.4) | |
Type of comorbidity | Â | Â | Â | |
 HIV/AIDS | 24 (35.3%) | 5 (20.8) | 19 (79.2) | |
 Diabetes | 9 (13.2%) | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) | |
 Others ** | 15 (22.1%) | 11 (73.3) | 4 (26.7) | |
 High blood pressure | 20 (29.4%) | 14 (70.0) | 6 (30.0) | |
Antibiotic use within 2 weeks of specimen collection | Â | Â | Â | 0.742 |
 Yes | 203 (71.0%) | 69 (34.0) | 134 (66.0) | |
 No | 83 (29.0%) | 30 (36.1) | 53 (63.9) | |
Information on antibiotic use | Â | Â | Â | 0.684 |
Advice from doctor or HCW | Â | Â | Â | |
 Yes | 260 (90.9%) | 180 (69.2) | 80 (30.8) | |
 No | 26 (9.1%) | 17 (65.4) | 9 (34.6) | |
Advice from chemist/drug seller | Â | Â | Â | 0.332 |
 Yes | 223 (78.0%) | 110 (49.3) | 113 (50.7) | |
 No | 63 (22.0%) | 33 (52.4) | 30 (47.6) | |
Based on past experience | Â | Â | Â | 0.216 |
 Yes | 148 (51.7%) | 59 (39.9) | 89 (60.1) | |
 No | 138 (48.3%) | 50 (36.2) | (63.7) | |
Hospital visits within a year | Â | Â | Â | 0.031 |
 Yes | 176 (61.5%) | 50 (28.4) | 126 (71.6) | |
 No | 110 (38.5%) | 48 (43.6) | 62 (56.4) | |
Hospital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.394 |
 Inpatients | 97 (33.9%) | 30 (30.9) | 67 (69.1) | |
 Outpatients | 189 (66.1%) | 68 (36.0) | 121 (64.0) | |