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Table 1 Baseline Socio-demographic characteristics of adult DR-TB patients in Amhara regional State treatment initiating centers from September 2010 to December 2017 (n = 530)

From: Treatment delay and associated factors among adults with drug resistant tuberculosis at treatment initiating centers in the Amhara regional state, Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency (%)

Hospitals (TICs)

Gondar University Hospital

302 (57.0%)

Borumeda Hospital

136 (25.7%)

Debre-Markos Hospital

41 (7.7%)

Woldiya hospital

51 (9.6%)

Sex

Male

298 (56.2%)

Female

232 (43.8%)

Age (years)

18–24

152 (28.7%)

25–29

114 (21.5%)

30–40

160 (30.2%)

= > 41

104 (19.6%)

Residence

Urban

285 (53.8%)

Rural

245 (46.2%)

Ethnicity

Amhara

77 (90%)

Tigre

25 (4.7%)

Othera

28 (5.3%)

Religion

Orthodox

442 (83.4%)

Muslim

88 (16.6%)

Educational status

Cannot read and write

158 (29.8)

Primary

215 (40.6)

Secondary

86 (16.2)

Tertiary

71 (13.4)

marital status

Married

268 (50.6%)

Single

172 (32.5%)

Othersb

90 (8.9%)

Occupation

Employedc

139 (26.2%)

Unemployedd

239 (45.1%)

Farmer

152 (28.7%)

  1. Othersa Oromo, Kimant, Afar
  2. Othersb Divorced, Widowed, separated
  3. Employedc Government, Non-Government and private
  4. Unemployedd daily laborer, house wife, and student