House-hold contact tuberculosis screening adherence and associated factors among tuberculosis patients attending at health facilities in Gondar town, northwest, Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of Tuberculosis patients attending at health facilities in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia, March 2019 (n = 404)

Variables	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Age
< 20	17	4.2
20–29	144	35. 6
30–39	108	26.7
40–49	61	15.1
> =50	74	18.3
Sex
Male	221	54.7
Female	183	45.3
Marital status
Single	147	36.4
Married	200	49.5
Divorced	43	10.6
Widowed	14	3.5
Ethnicity
Amhara	395	97.77
Oromo	9	2.2
Educational status
No formal education	110	27.2
Primary	122	30.2
Secondary	83	20.5
Certificate and above	89	22.0
Occupation
Governmental Employed	68	16.8
Farmer	56	13.9
Merchant	132	32.7
Student	69	17.1
Housewife	59	14.6
Daily laborer	20	5
Family monthly income(Ethiopian Birr)
< =300	27	6.7
301–600	38	9.4
601–1000	56	13.9
> =1001	183	70
Relationship of household contacts with respondents
Spouse	184	45.5
Father	56	13.9
Mother	96	23.8
Sister/brothers	32	7.9
Relatives	52	12.9
Son/daughter	210	52.0
Friends	97	24

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