Characteristic | Category | GBS non-colonised frequency (n = 198) | GBS colonised frequency (n = 12) | P value |
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Age in years | Below 20 | 12 (6.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.209 |
20–39 | 166 (83.8%) | 9 (75.0%) | ||
40 and above | 20 (10.1%) | 3 (25.0%) | ||
Geographic location | Rural | 164 (82.8%) | 10 (83.3%) | 0.708 |
Semi-urban | 9 (4.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Urban | 25 (12.6%) | 2 (16.7%) | ||
Marital status | Not married | 151 (76.3%) | 9 (75.0%) | 0.921 |
Married | 47 (23.7%) | 3 (25.0%) | ||
Educational level | Below matric | 149 (75.3%) | 7 (58.3%) | 0.333 |
Matric | 46 (23.2%) | 5 (41.7%) | ||
Tertiary | 3 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Employment status | Unemployed | 160 (80.8%) | 8 (66.7%) | 0.234 |
Employed | 38 (19.2%) | 4 (33.3%) |