Table 1 Diagnostic characteristics of study population by sex at Karamara hospital, Jigjiga, Ethiopia (n = 227)
Microbiological classification | ||||||
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Sex | Number (n) | Percent (%) | Smear (+) Culture (+) | Smear (−) Culture (+) | Culture (−) | Contaminated samples |
Male | 143 | 63.00 % | 14(6.2 %) | 23(10.1 %) | 104(45.8 %) | 2(0.8 %) |
Female | 84 | 37.00 % | 7(3.1 %) | 14(6.6 %) | 62(27.3 %) | 1(0.4 %) |
Total | 227 | 100 % | 21(9.3 %) | 37(16.3 %) | 166(73.1 %) | 3(1.3 %) |