Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of TB cases on directly observed short course treatment (DOTS) in districts of southwestern Ethiopia, January to December 2015 (n = 735)
Variable | Â | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 446 | 60.7 |
Age(years) | 18–34 | 503 | 68.4 |
35–65 | 216 | 29.4 | |
>65 | 16 | 2.2 | |
Marital status | Never married | 275 | 37.4 |
Currently married | 404 | 55.0 | |
Widowed/divorced | 56 | 7.6 | |
Educational status | No formal education | 212 | 28.8 |
Completed elementary | 389 | 53.0 | |
Secondary and above | 134) | 18.2 | |
Occupation | Employed | 172 | 23.4 |
Farming | 216 | 29.4 | |
Unskilled work b | 51 | 6.9 | |
Dependants c | 296 | 40.3 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 300 | 40.8 |
Muslim | 104 | 14.1 | |
Catholic | 4 | 0.5 | |
Protestant | 314 | 42.7 | |
Traditional | 13 | 1.8 | |
Residence | Urban | 369) | 50.2 |
Rural | 366 | 49.8 | |
Household size | Mean/SD | 4.3/2.1 | Â |