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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants

From: Knowledge and perception of pulmonary tuberculosis in pastoral communities in the middle and Lower Awash Valley of Afar region, Ethiopia

Characteristic

Dubti; Number (%)

Amibara; Number (%)

Total (%)

Gender:

   

Female

162 (41.1)

195 (46.0)

357 (43.6)

Male

232 (58.9)

229 (54.0)

461 (56.4)

Age (years):

   

18-29

68 (17.3)

140 (33.0)

208 (25.4)

30-44

227 (57.6)

190 (44.8)

417 (51.0)

45-59

87 (22.1)

65 (15.3)

152 (18.6)

60+

12 (3.0)

29(6.8)

41 (5.0)

Martial status:

   

Married

375 (95.7)

392 (92.5)

767 (94.0)

Other

17(4.3)

32 (7.5)

51 (6.0)

Ethnicity:

   

Afar

394 (100)

423 (99.8)

817 (99.9)

Other

0 (0)

1(0.2)

1 (0.1)

Region:

   

Muslim

394 (100)

424 (100)

818 (100)

Occupation:

   

Pastoralist

260 (66.0)*

326 (76.9)*

586 (71.6)

Agro-pastoralist

134 (34.0)

98 (23.1)

232 (28.4)

Educational status:

   

Illiterate

361(91.6)

392 (92.5)

753 (92.1)

Primary

19 (4.8)

11(2.6)

30 (3.7)

Secondary

4 (1.0)

2 (0.5)

6 (0.7)

Other (read & write)

9 (2.3)

20 (4.7)

29 (3.5)