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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of study participants in Addis Ababa, August 01, 2017- January 05, 2018

From: Prevalence of tuberculosis, multidrug resistant tuberculosis and associated risk factors among smear negative presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percent (%)

Sex

 Male

187

44.7

 Female

231

55.3

 Total

418

100

Age Group

 0–14

20

4.8

 15–24

94

22.4

 25–34

125

29.8

 35–44

61

14.6

 45–54

53

12.6

 55–64

27

6.4

 > 65

38

9.3

 Total

418

100

Religion

 Orthodox

323

77.3

 Muslim

57

13.6

 Protestant

34

8.1

 Catholic

2

0.5

 Other

2

0.5

 Total

418

100

Level of Education

 None(No Formal Education)

112

26.9

 Standard grade 1–7

116

27.9

 Standard grade 8–10

88

21.2

 Standard grade 11–12

53

12.7

 Diploma(level 1–4 Certificate)

26

6.3

 First Degree

21

5.0

 Second Degree & above

0.0

0.0

 Total

416

100

Work status

 Farmer

31

7.5

 Daily Laborer

76

18.4

 House wife

87

21.1

 Driver

10

2.4

 Teacher

7

1.7

 Student

46

11.2

 Merchant

14

3.4

 Health Care Worker

3

0.7

 Government employee

35

8.5

 Self-employed

60

14.6

 Other

43

10.4

 Total

412

100

Marital Status

 Single

159

38.1

 Married

218

52.3

 Divorced

22

5.3

 Widowed

16

3.8

 Separated

2

0.5

 Total

417

100