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Table 3 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of smear-positive PTB patients in Tigray region, Ethiopia

From: Treatment outcome of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia

Characteristics

Frequency

Percent

Age (years)

  

15-40

253

62.2

>40

154

37.8

Sex

  

Female

186

45.7

Male

221

54.3

Family size

  

1-5

262

64.4

>5

145

35.6

Religion

  

Orthodox Christians

384

94.35

Others

23

5.65

Ethnic group

  

Tigrawai

386

94.9

Amhara

16

3.9

Afar

5

1.2

Residence

  

Urban

196

48.2

Rural

211

51.8

Educational status

  

Illiterate

224

55

Elementary

104

25.6

High school

62

15.2

College

17

4.2

Occupation

  

Unemployed

127

31.2

Unskilled worker

242

59.5

Skilled worker

38

9.3

Income (Birr)

  

< 300

254

62.4

300-999

117

28.8

> 1000

36

8.8

Treatment category+

  

New cases

379

94.5

Re-treatment cases

22

5.5

HIV status

  

Positive

35

8.6

Negative

271

66.6

Unknown

101

24.8

Distance to treatment center+

  

<= 10 km

219

54.6

> 10 km

182

45.4

  1. +The totals add up to 401 (Transfer out cases were not included).