Table 1 Characteristics of included participants

From: Quantifying the bystander effect of antimicrobial use on the gut microbiome and resistome in Malawian adults

Variable (n/N [%]) unless stated

Value

Demographics

Age (years) median (IQR)

34 (27–42)

Female sex

73/162 (45%)

Animals at home

52/162 (32%)

Unprotected water source

7/162 (4%)

Study Arm

1: Hospitalised/antibiotic exposed

109/162 (67%)

2: Hospitalised/antibiotic unexposed

29/162 (18%)

3: Community/antibiotic unexposed

24/162 (15%)

HIV status

Reactive

80/162 (49%)

Non-reactive

62/162 (38%)

Unknown

20/162 (12%)

Of PLWHIV Current ART

66/80 (82%)

Of PLWHIV Current CPTa

52/78 (67%)

  1. IQR interquartile range, PLWHIV people living with HIV, CPT cotrimoxazole preventive therapy.
  2. aMissing data for 2 participants.
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