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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population (n = 750), southwest Ethiopia

From: Prejudice and misconceptions about tuberculosis and HIV in rural and urban communities in Ethiopia: a challenge for the TB/HIV control program

Variable

Number (%)

Sex

 

   Male

315(42)

   Female

435(58)

Literacy status

 

   Literate

290(38.3)

   Non-literate

460(61.7)

Age in years

 

   15-24

216(28.8)

   25-34

250(33.3)

   35-44

164(21.9)

   =>45

120(16.0)

Mean age(SD)

31.2(±11.0)

Religion

 

   Muslim

639(85.2)

   Orthodox Christian

95(12.7)

   Protestant

16(2.1)

Ethnicity

 

   Oromo

645(86.0)

   Yem

42(5.6)

   Amhara

32(4.3)

   Gurage

17(2.3)

   Keffa

5(0.7)

   Dawro

3(0.4)

   Tigre

2(0.2)

   Other

4(0.5)

Occupation

 

   Farmer

372(49.6)

   Housewives

184(24.5)

   Government employee

69(9.2)

   Day laborers

25(3.3)

   Student

41(5.5)

   Merchant

47(6.3)

   No job

12(1.6)

Marital status

 

   Married

563(75.1)

   Single

125(16.7)

   Divorced

24(3.2)

   Widowed

38(5.1)

Monthly Income

 

   <400 Ethiopian Birr(<34USD)

410(58.0)

   =>400 Birr(=>34 USD)

297(42)

Area of residence

 

   Rural

531(70.8)

   Urban

219(29.1)