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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Risk factors associated with nasopharyngeal carriage and density of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Staphylococcus aureus in young children living in Indonesia

Characteristics

All participants (total = 302)

N (%)

Urban (n = 152)

N (%)

Semi-rural (n = 150)

N (%)

P value1

Region

 Bandung

100 (33.1)

50 (32.9)

50 (33.3)

0.997

 Lombok

101 (33.4)

51 (33.6)

50 (33.3)

 Padang

101 (33.4)

51 (33.6)

50 (33.3)

Sex

 Male

158 (52.3)

82 (53.9)

76 (50.7)

0.568

 Female

144 (47.7)

70 (46.0)

74 (49.3)

Age (months)

 Mean ± SD

18.9 ± 3.3

18.8 ± 3.3

18.9 ± 3.3

0.852

 Min; Max

12.3; 24.9

  

Weight (kg)

 Mean ± SD

9.5 ± 1.4

9.4 ± 1.3

9.5 ± 1.4

0.472

 Min; Max

6.4; 15.0

  

Length (cm)

 Mean ± SD

78.8 ± 4.2

79.0 ± 4.1

78.5 ± 4.4

0.287

 Min; Max

67; 91

  

Length-for-age Z score

 Mean ± SD

−1.20 ± 1.22

−1.11 ± 1.20

−1.30 ± 1.22

0.175

 Min; Max

−4.33; 4.19

−3.81; 4.19

−4.33; 1.65

Stunting2

 No

221 (73.2)

116 (76.3)

105 (70.0)

0.215

 Yes

81 (26.8)

36 (23.7)

45 (30.0)

Paternal education

 None

10 (3.3)

5 (3.3)

5 (3.3)

0.739

 Elementary school

32 (10.6)

15 (9.9)

17 (11.3)

 Junior high school

61 (20.2)

28 (18.4)

33 (22.0)

 Senior high school

155 (51.3)

78 (51.3)

77 (51.3)

 University

44 (14.6)

26 (17.1)

18 (12.0)

Maternal education

 None

11 (3.6)

7 (4.6)

4 (2.7)

0.470

 Elementary school

30 (9.9)

13 (8.6)

17 (11.3)

 Junior high school

78 (25.8)

34 (22.4)

44 (29.3)

 Senior high school

147 (48.7)

79 (52.0)

68 (45.3)

 University

36 (11.9)

19 (12.5)

17 (11.3)

Parental monthly income3

 Declined to answer

2 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.3)

0.041

 <  500,000 IDR

43 (14.2)

29 (19.1)

43 (14.2)

 500,000 IDR - Regional minimum salary

167 (55.3)

77 (50.7)

90 (60.0)

  > Regional minimum salary

90 (29.8)

46 (30.3)

44 (29.3)

Number of children <5y in the household4

 1

237 (78.5)

114 (76.5)

123 (82.0)

0.378

 2

48 (15.9)

27 (18.1)

21 (14.0)

 3

12 (4.0)

6 (4.0)

6 (4.0)

 4

2 (0.7)

2 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

Exposure to indoor cigarette smoke

 No

163 (54.0)

98 (64.5)

65 (43.3)

0.0004

 Yes

139 (46.0)

54 (35.5)

85 (56.7)

Wood-fuelled stove in home

 No

268 (88.7)

146 (96.0)

122 (81.3)

0.0001

 Yes

34 (11.3)

6 (4.0)

28 (18.7)

URTI symptoms5

 No

240 (79.5)

127 (83.6)

113 (75.3)

0.077

 Yes

62 (20.5)

25 (16.4)

37 (24.7)

  1. 1Chi-squared test for categorical data; t-test for continuous data
  2. 2Stunting (chronic undernutrition) defined as length-for-age Z score below −2
  3. 3IDR Indonesian rupiah; Regional minimum salary rates (2016) were 1,800,725 IDR in Padang, 2,626,940 IDR in Bandung, and 1,550,000 IDR in Lombok
  4. 4Data missing from three urban participants (n = 299 total, n = 149 urban)
  5. 5Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) symptoms include rhinorrhea, cough, and/or tonsillitis