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Table 1 Showing demographic characteristics

From: Bacteremia and resistant gram-negative pathogens among under-fives in Tanzania

Characteristics

n (%)

Age (months)

 

  ≤36

251 (79.2)

  >36

66 (20.8)

Sex

 

  Male

195 (61.5)

  Female

122 (38.5)

Malnutrition

 

  No

257 (81.1)

  Yes

60 (18.9)

Antibiotic use less than 24 hrs

 

  No

70 (22.2)

  Yes

247 (77.8)

Sickle cell disease

 

  No

274 (86.4)

  Yes

43 (13.6)

Congenital heart disease

 

  No

308 (97.2)

  Yes

9 (2.8)

Hydrocephalus

 

  No

311 (98.1)

  Yes

6 (1.9)

HIV Positive

 

  No

301 (94.9)

  Yes

16 (5.1)