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Table 1 Respondents' Socio-Demographic Characteristics by Sex (N = 268)

From: Screening migrants for tuberculosis - a missed opportunity for improving knowledge and attitudes in high-risk groups: A cross-sectional study of Swedish-language students in Umeå, Sweden

Characteristics

 

Males = 147

Females = 121

Total = 268

  

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Age

16-24

56 (38.1.)

25 (20.7)

81 (30.2)

 

25-35

57 (38.8)

48 (39.7)

105 (39.2)

 

35-44

20 (13.6)

32 (26.4)

52 (19.4)

 

45+

9 (6.1)

1 (9.1)

20 (7.5)

 

N/A

5 (3.4)

5 (4.1)

10 (3.7)

Schooling

0-6 years

30 (20.4 )

24 (19.8)

54 (20.1)

 

7-12 years

62 (42.2)

39 (32.2)

101(37.7)

 

13+ years

45 (30.6)

50 (41.3)

95 (35.5)

 

N/A

10 (6.8)

8 (6.6)

18(6.7)

Marital status

Single

71 (48.3)

18 (14.9)

89 (33.2)

 

Married or living as couples

53 (36.1)

81 (66.9)

134 (50)

 

Divorced/Separated/Widowed

19 (12.9)

20(16.5)

39 (14.6)

 

N/A

4 (2.7)

2 (1.7)

6 (2.2)

Immigration/legal status

Refugees

98 (66.6)

42 (34.7)

140 (52.2)

 

Immigrants (Students +Workers)

6 (4.1)

5 (4.1)

11 (4.1)

 

Dependent to immigrants/refugees

15 (10.2)

38 (31.4)

53(19.8)

 

Dependent to Swedes

12 (8.2)

32 (26.5)

44 (16.4)

 

N/A

16 (10.9)

4 (3.3)

20 (7.5)

Geographic origin

Middle East

94 (63.9)

39 (32.2)

133(49.6)

 

Sub-Saharan Africa

37 (25.2)

31 (25.6)

68 (25.4)

 

Asia

6 (4.1)

34 (28.1)

40 (14.9)

 

Latin America

4 (2.7)

9 (7.5)

13 (4.9)

 

Low-risk countries

6 (4.1)

8 (6.6)

14 (5.2)

Religion

Muslim

104 (70.7)

46 (38)

150 (56)

 

Christian

32 (21.8)

35 (28.9)

67 (25)

 

Atheist

5 (3.4)

15 (12.4)

20 (7.5)

 

Other

4 (2.7)

25 (20.7)

29 (10.8)

 

N/A

2 (1.4)

0

2 (0.7)

Health check up

Yes

115 (78.2)

78 (64.5)

193 (72)

 

No

32 (21.8)

43 (35.5)

75 (28)