Table 2 Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics and comorbidities among patients with TB (n = 221)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic variables | ||
Age | ||
Less than 20 | 12 | 5.4 |
20–39 | 74 | 33.5 |
40–59 | 81 | 36.7 |
60 and above | 54 | 24.4 |
Sex | ||
Male | 159 | 71.9 |
Female | 62 | 28.1 |
Ethnicity | ||
Janajati | 92 | 41.6 |
Brahmin/Chhetri | 71 | 32.1 |
Dalit | 40 | 18.1 |
Others (Madheshi, Muslim, Thakuri, Sanyasi) | 18 | 8.2 |
Education level | ||
Illiterate | 68 | 30.8 |
Informal | 39 | 17.6 |
Primary | 32 | 14.5 |
Secondary | 55 | 24.9 |
Higher secondary and above | 27 | 12.2 |
Occupation | ||
Agriculture | 108 | 48.9 |
Unskilled manual | 54 | 24.4 |
Skilled manual (Professional, technical, clerical) | 40 | 18.1 |
Sales and services | 19 | 8.6 |
Province | ||
One | 45 | 20.4 |
Three and Five | 35 | 15.8 |
Gandaki | 54 | 24.4 |
Sudurpaschim | 87 | 39.4 |