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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents (N = 105)

From: Management of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in an urban setting in Zambia: a patient's perspective

  

n

%

Sex

  
 

Female

50

48

 

Male

55

52

Age (years)

  
 

15 - 24

13

12

 

25 - 34

33

31

 

35 - 44

29

28

 

45 - 54

16

15

 

55 - 64

7

7

 

> 65

7

7

Marital Status

  
 

Married/Cohabiting

58

55

 

Single

23

22

 

Divorced/Separated

11

11

 

Widowed

13

12

Education

  
 

None

8

8

 

Primary

44

42

 

Secondary

50

48

 

Tertiary

3

3

Employment

  
 

Formal

18

17

 

Informal

44

42

 

Housewife

13

12

 

Dependent

15

14

 

Unemployed

15

14

Distance to clinic

  
 

5-10 minutes

41

39

 

20-30 minutes

43

41

 

45 minutes

9

9

 

1 hour

10

10

 

Too far to walk, need to get bus

2

2

Previous episode of TB

  
 

Yes

23

22

 

No

82

78