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Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic, clinical, and hygienic variables among pregnant women (N = 182)

From: Fecal carriage and factors associated with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae among pregnant women at the tertiary referral hospital, Tanzania

Variable Total number Percentage (%)
Age   
 18–25 50 27.5
 26–35 107 58.8
 36+ 25 13.7
Gestational age   
 37–39 121 66.5
 40–42 57 31.3
 43–45 4 2.2
Number of parity   
 0–1 73 40.1
 2 53 29.1
 3+ 56 30.8
Educational level   
 Low 80 44.0
 High 102 56.0
HIV status   
 Positive 9 5.0
 Negative 173 95.0
Self-prescription of antibiotic medication in pregnancy   
 Yes 95 52.2
 No 87 47.8
Type of toilet used   
 Flush 154 84.6
 Hole 28 15.4
Toilet sharing   
 No 46 25.3
 Yes 136 74.7
Handwashing with soap before eating   
 Yes 159 87.4
 No 23 12.6
Handwashing with soap after defecation   
 Yes 156 85.7
 No 26 14.3
Use of treated drinking water   
 Yes 113 62.1
 No 69 37.9