Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of TB patients
Variables (N = 844) | Categories | # | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 488 | 57.8 |
Female | 356 | 42.2 | |
Age in yearsa | 18–24 | 251 | 29.7 |
25–34 | 246 | 29.1 | |
35–44 | 164 | 19.4 | |
45–54 | 93 | 11.0 | |
55–64 | 52 | 6.2 | |
> 60 | 38 | 4.5 | |
Relationship to the head of the HH | Head | 396 | 46.9 |
Spouse | 189 | 22.4 | |
Son/Daughter | 222 | 26.3 | |
Other relative | 33 | 3.9 | |
Non-relative | 4 | 0.5 | |
Religion | Orthodox Christian | 472 | 55.9 |
Muslim | 175 | 20.7 | |
Protestant | 186 | 22.0 | |
Catholic | 7 | 0.8 | |
Other | 4 | 0.5 | |
Marital Status | Married | 434 | 51.4 |
Never married/never lived together | 283 | 33.5 | |
Divorced/ Separated | 66 | 7.8 | |
Widowed | 57 | 6.8 | |
Living together | 4 | 0.5 | |
Educational Status | Not able to read and write | 292 | 34.7 |
Read and write only | 40 | 4.7 | |
Primary | 263 | 31.2 | |
Secondary | 163 | 19.3 | |
Above secondary | 85 | 10.1 | |
Occupation | Employed | 102 | 12.1 |
House wife | 114 | 13.5 | |
Farmer | 203 | 24.1 | |
Daily laborer | 103 | 12.2 | |
Trader | 85 | 10.1 | |
Student | 109 | 12.9 | |
No job/dependent | 102 | 12.1 | |
House maid | 18 | 2.1 | |
Other | 8 | 0.9 | |
Wealth Quintile | Lowest | 168 | 19.9 |
Second | 169 | 20.0 | |
Third | 175 | 20.7 | |
Fourth | 163 | 19.3 | |
Highest | 169 | 20.0 |