Table 1 Characteristics of tuberculosis patients in seven districts of North Shoa zone, Ethiopia, December 2017
From: Delay in tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in Amhara state, Ethiopia
Variable | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 92 | 56.8 |
Female | 70 | 43.2 |
Age in years | ||
1–10 | 5 | 3.1 |
11–20 | 29 | 17.9 |
21–29 | 49 | 30.2 |
30–39 | 32 | 19.8 |
40–50 | 29 | 17.9 |
> 50 | 18 | 11.1 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 72 | 44.4 |
Not married | 65 | 40.1 |
Divorced | 12 | 7.4 |
Widowed | 13 | 8 |
Resident | ||
Rural | 83 | 51.2 |
Urban | 79 | 48.8 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 145 | 89.5 |
Muslim | 16 | 9.9 |
Protestant | 1 | 0.6 |
Educational status | ||
Cannot read and write | 60 | 37 |
Can read and write | 56 | 34.6 |
Primary | 34 | 21 |
Secondary | 12 | 7.4 |
Number of Family | ||
0–2 | 39 | 24.1 |
3–6 | 111 | 68.5 |
7–9 | 12 | 7.4 |
Jobs of respondent | ||
Government employee | 17 | 10.4 |
Self employee | 44 | 27.1 |
Housewife | 2 | 1.2 |
Farmer | 74 | 45.6 |
Student | 16 | 9.9 |
Other | 9 | 5.8 |
Distance travel | ||
0-5 km | 91 | 56.2 |
Greater than 5 km | 71 | 43.8 |