Parameters

Number

Percentages (%)

Patient without antibiotics

Patients on antibiotics

132

187

41.38

58.62

Gender

Men

Women

113

74

62.43

53.62

Mean age (year)

Mean age Men (year)

Mean age Women (year)

47.50 [16 - 87]

46.31 ± 17.56

47.17 ± 18.06

Professions (n = 187)

Informal sector

87

46.52

Private sector

23

12.30

Unemployed

17

9.09

Student

15

8.02

Retreat

14

7.49

Pupil

11

5.88

Agricultural sector

8

4.28

Public service

7

3.74

Not specified

3

1.60

Other (Pastor, Sportsman)

2

1.07

Past history (n = 132)

Hypertension

46

3.84

HIV infection

22

1.,66

Diabetes

20

1.15

Epigastric pain

11

8.33

Sickle cell

8

6.06

Brain stroke

7

5.30

Pulmonary tuberculosis

6

4.54

Prostatectomy

5

3.78

Chronic renal failure

3

2.27

Hepatic cirrhosis

2

1.51

Appendectomy

2

1.51