Table 1 Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of respondents, Gondar University Hospital, 2016
Variables | Categories | Â | Frequency of TB treatment outcome, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Total | Successful, n (%) | Unsuccessful |
Sex | Male | 175 | 136 (77.7) | 39 (22.3) |
Female | 133 | 102(76.7) | 31(23.3) | |
Age (years) | <15 | 42 | 29(69.1) | 13(30.9) |
15–29 | 81 | 70(77.8) | 20(22.2) | |
30–44 | 137 | 107(78.1) | 30(21.9) | |
>44 | 48 | 30(81.1) | 7(18.9) | |
Residence | Gondar town | 229 | 186(81.2) | 43(18.8) |
Out of Gondar town | 79 | 52(65.8) | 27(34.2) | |
Marital status | Ever married | 206 | 164(79.6) | 42(20.4) |
Unmarried | 57 | 42(73.7) | 15(26.3) | |
Not applicable | 45 | 32(71.1) | 13(28.9) | |
Education | No education | 60 | 49(81.7) | 11(18.3) |
Primary | 133 | 97(72.9) | 36(27.1) | |
Secondary and above | 100 | 82(82.0) | 18(18.0) | |
Not specified/NA) | 15 | 10(66.7) | 5(33.3) | |
Occupation | Farmer | 27 | 20(74.1) | 7(25.9) |
Merchant | 46 | 31(67..4) | 15(32.6) | |
Housewife | 43 | 37(86.0) | 6(14.0) | |
Student | 37 | 27(73.0) | 10(27.0) | |
Employed | 43 | 34(79.1) | 9(20.9) | |
Daily laborer | 97 | 80(82.5) | 17(17.5) | |
Note specified | 15 | 9(60.0) | 6(40.0) | |
Cigarette smoking | Non-smoking history | 264 | 206(78.0) | 58(22.0) |
Smoking history | 19 | 15(58.9) | 4(21.1) | |
Not specified | 25 | 17(68.0) | 8(32.0) | |