Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants by university, eastern Ethiopia
Variable | University | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Harmaya University | Dire Dawa University | Jigjiga University | |
Gender | |||
Male | 413 (71.3) | 394 (69.0) | 387 (67.9) |
Female | 166 (28.7) | 177 (31.0) | 183 (32.1) |
Age group | |||
18–20 | 258 (44.6) | 306 (53.6) | 313 (54.9) |
21–23 | 285 (49.2) | 235 (41.2) | 206 (36.1) |
24+ | 36 (6.2) | 30 (5.2) | 51 (8.9) |
Region of origin before enrolling in university | |||
Tigray | 13 (2.2) | 12 (2.1) | 18 (3.2) |
Amhara | 120 (20.7) | 152 (26.6) | 145 (25.4) |
Oromia | 306 (52.8) | 234 (41.0) | 177 (31.1) |
Somali | 24 (4.1) | 24 (4.2) | 102 (17.9) |
SNNP* | 49 (8.5) | 53 (9.3) | 61 (10.7) |
Addis Ababa | 34 (5.9) | 53 (9.3) | 31 (5.4) |
Dire Dawa | 14 (2.4) | 33 (5.8) | 20 (3.5) |
Others | 19 (3.3) | 10 (1.8) | 16 (2.8) |
Type of Residence before enrolling in university | |||
Urban | 273 (47.2) | 224 (39.2) | 222 (38.9) |
Rural | 306 (52.8) | 347 (60.8) | 348 (61.1) |
Source of information about TB | |||
Radio | 280 (48.4) | 306 (53.6) | 237 (41.6) |
Friends | 70 (12.1) | 54 (9.5) | 55 (9.6) |
Health care center | 129 (22.3) | 96 (16.8) | 174 (30.5) |
Television | 50 (8.6) | 82 (14.4) | 65 (11.4) |
Others | 50 (8.6) | 33 (5.8) | 39 (6.8) |