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Table 1 Bivariate analysis of socio-demographic characteristics among study participants at JUMC, June to August 30, 2019, southwest Ethiopia

From: Isolation and characterization of Listeria monocytogenes among women attending Jimma University medical center, Southwest Ethiopia

Socio-demographic characteristics (n = 144)

Frequency (%)

L. monocytogenes

P value

95% C.Ia

Yes (%)

No (%)

Age of women

18–24

45 (31.3)

1 (2.2)

44 (97.8)

1

 

25–34

85 (59.0)

6 (7.1)

79 (92.9)

0.4

3.385 (0.198, 57.931)

35–45

14 (9.7)

1 (7.1)

13 (92.9)

0.991

1.013 (0.113, 9.111)

Residence

Urban

93 (64.6)

5 (5.4)

88 (94.6)

0.899

1.1 (0.252, 4.803)

Rural

51 (35.4)

3 (5.9)

48 (94.1)

  

Formal education

No

48 (33.3)

2 (4.2)

46 (95.8)

0.609

1.533 (0.298, 7.899)

Yes

96 (66.7)

6 (6.2)

90 (93.8)

1

 

Occupation (Housewife)

Yes

106 (73.6)

7 (6.6)

99 (93.4)

1

 

No

38 (26.4)

1 (2.6)

37 (97.4)

0.376

2.616 (0.311, 21.994)

  1. aC.I. stands for the confidence interval