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Table 1 Association between socio-demographic factors and GBS colonisation

From: Prevalence and molecular characterization of group B streptococcus in pregnant women from hospitals in Ohangwena and Oshikoto regions of Namibia

Characteristic

Category

GBS non-colonised frequency (n = 198)

GBS colonised frequency (n = 12)

P value

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%)