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Table 2 Background profile of TB patient study participants in Addis Ababa, August 2016 (n = 10)

From: Patients’ experiences and perceptions on associates of TB treatment adherence: a qualitative study on DOTS service in public health centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Characteristics

 

Participant

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

Sex

 Male

7

M

M

 

M

M

  

M

M

M

 Female

3

  

F

  

F

F

   

Age group

 18–23

3

18

19

19

       

 24–29

4

   

24

25

26

28

   

 30–35

2

       

33

35

 

 36–41

1

         

38

Marital Status

 Single

10

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

 Married

0

          

Educational level

 Primary, grade 1 to 8

1

    

4

     

 Secondary, grade 9 to 10

6

9

10

9

  

9

10

10

  

 Preparatory, grade 11 to 12

1

        

12

 

 Higher, 12+

2

   

12+

     

12+

Employment status

 Student

2

S

 

S

       

 Self-employee

3

    

SE

SE

   

SE

 Private organization employee

5

 

POE

 

POE

   

POE

POE

 

TB category

 Pulmonary TB (PTB)

4

PTB

      

MDR-PTB

PTB

PTB

 Extra pulmonary TB (EPTB)

6

 

EPTB

EPTB

EPTB

EPTB

EPTB

EPTB