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Table 2 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of DR-TB patients on second anti-TB drugs in Amhara Regional State public hospitals, Ethiopia, September 2010 to December 2017, (N = 570)

From: Incidence and predictors of major adverse drug events among drug-resistant tuberculosis patients on second-line anti-tuberculosis treatment in Amhara regional state public hospitals; Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

Variables

Frequency

Percent (%)

Age in year

 1–24

183

32.11

 25–49

294

51.58

  > =50

93

16.32

Sex

 Male

324

56.84

 Female

246

43.16

Residence

 Urban

300

52.63

 Rural

270

47.37

Educational status

 Not educated

249

44.15

 Primary

154

27.30

 Secondary and above

161

28.51

Occupation

 Farmer

230

42.60

 Employed

141

26.11

 Unemployed

169

31.30

Marital status

 Married

274

48.07

 Single

180

31.58

 Divorced

46

8.07

 Widowed

18

3.17

 Separated

30

5.26