Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of participants who started anti-tuberculosis treatment and are on follow up in health institutions of Gamo Gofa Zone, 2017 (n = 249)
Variable | Number | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Residence | Urban | 94 | 37.8 |
Rural | 155 | 62.2 | |
sex of respondent | Male | 148 | 59.4 |
Female | 101 | 40.6 | |
Age of respondent (years) | 15–24 | 80 | 32.1 |
25–34 | 72 | 28.9 | |
35–44 | 44 | 17.7 | |
≥45 | 53 | 24.3 | |
Marital status | Married | 149 | 59.8 |
Single | 82 | 32.9 | |
Divorced/Widowed | 18 | 7.2 | |
Level of education | Unable to read and write | 87 | 34.9 |
Read & write | 36 | 14.5 | |
grade1–8 | 57 | 22.9 | |
grade 9–12 | 43 | 17.3 | |
College and above | 26 | 10.4 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 84 | 33.7 |
protestant | 148 | 59.4 | |
Muslim | 17 | 6.8 | |
Ethnicity | Gamo | 194 | 77.9 |
Gofa | 16 | 6.4 | |
other | 39 | 15.6 | |
occupation | Housewife | 42 | 16.9 |
Daily laborer | 46 | 18.5 | |
Government employee | 19 | 7.6 | |
farmer | 77 | 30.9 | |
Private employee | 20 | 8.0 | |
Other (specify) | 45 | 18.1 | |
Income (in birr) | < 500 | 91 | 36.8 |
≥500 | 158 | 63.5 | |