Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of cured smear-positive patients in southern Ethiopia from 1998 - 2006
Variables | number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 187 | 50.8% |
Female | 181 | 49.2% |
Marital status | ||
Single | 90 | 24.5% |
Married | 268 | 73.0% |
Divorced/widowed | 9 | 2.5% |
Missing | 1 | |
Level of education | ||
Illiterate | 157 | 44.2% |
1 - 4 | 57 | 16.1% |
5 - 8 | 120 | 33.8% |
9 + | 21 | 5.9% |
Missing | 13 | |
Occupation | ||
Student | 64 | 17.4% |
Farmer | 152 | 41.3% |
Housewife | 35 | 9.5% |
Merchant | 16 | 4.3% |
Others | 101 | 27.4% |
Current status | ||
New | 364 | 98.9% |
Retreatment | 4 | 1.1% |