Characteristics | Smear positive number | Smear negative number | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 10 | 203 | 0.89 |
Female | 11 | 237 | |
Age (in years) | |||
5-14 | 0 | 43 | 0.29 |
15-24 | 3 | 83 | |
25-39 | 12 | 177 | |
≥40 | 6 | 137 | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 16 | 312 | 0.60 |
Single | 5 | 128 | |
Occupation | |||
Farmers | 10 | 163 | 0.62 |
House wives | 6 | 145 | |
Others | 5 | 132 | |
Education | |||
No formal education | 12 | 210 | 0.70 |
Elementary | 7 | 176 | |
Secondary & higher | 2 | 54 | |
Religion | |||
Protestants | 11 | 260 | 0.54 |
Islam & others | 10 | 180 | |
Ethnic group | |||
Hadiya | 16 | 351 | 0.12 |
Silite | 3 | 69 | |
kembata | 1 | 18 | |
Others | 1 | 2 | |
Cough duration | |||
<2 weeks | 3 | 159 | 0.04 |
≥2 weeks | 18 | 281 | |
Location of HC* | |||
Urban | 12 | 193 | 0.23 |
Rural | 9 | 247 |