Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the patients
From: Treatment outcome of new smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Penang, Malaysia
Characteristics | Patients n (%) | Characteristics | Patients n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Drug abuser | Â |
Male | 236 (70.24) | Yes | 30 (8.93) |
Female | 100 (29.76) | No | 306 (91.07) |
Age group (years) | Â | Smoking status | Â |
≤24 | 30 (8.93) | Smoker | 175 (52.08) |
25–34 | 41 (12.20) | Non-smoker | 161 (47.92) |
35–44 | 56 (16.67) | Alcoholism |  |
45–54 | 77 (22.92) | Yes | 115 (34.23) |
55–64 | 71 (21.13) | No | 221 (65.77) |
65–74 | 37 (11.01) | Employment status |  |
≥75+ | 24 (7.14) | Employed | 256 (76.19) |
Ethnicity | Â | Unemployed | 80 (23.81) |
Malay | 104 (30.95) | Monthly income (MYR * ) | Â |
Chinese | 179 (53.27) | ≤1000 | 134 (39.88) |
Tamil | 33 (9.82) | 1001–2000 | 136 (40.48) |
Foreigners | 20 (5.95) | 2001–4000 | 48 (14.29) |
Marital status |  | 4001–6000 | 13 (3.87) |
Single | 90 (26.79) | >6000 | 5 (1.49) |
Married | 204 (60.71) | Â | Â |
Widow/divorced | 42 (12.50) | Â | Â |
Level of education | Â | Â | Â |
No education | 28 (8.33) | Â | Â |
Primary | 162 (48.21) | Â | Â |
Secondary | 101 (30.06) | Â | Â |
University | 45 (13.39) | Â | Â |