Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of adult TB infected patients by distance from TB clinics in Gibe Woreda, Hadiya zone southern Ethiopia from June 20, 2016, and June 07, 2019
Characteristic | Categories | Total (N = 402), (%) | Exposeda (N = 151), n (%) | Not exposedb (N = 251), n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | 15–24 | 103 (25.6) | 25(16.6) | 78(31.1) |
25–34 | 81 (20.2) | 28(18.5) | 53 (21.1) | |
35–44 | 74 (18.4) | 27(17.9) | 47(18.7) | |
≥45 | 144 (35.8) | 71 (47.0) | 73 (29.1) | |
Sex | Male | 223 (55.5) | 75 (49.7) | 148 (59.0) |
Female | 179 (44.5) | 76 (50.3) | 103 (41.0) | |
Marital status | Married | 248 (61.7) | 94(62.3) | 154(61.4) |
Single | 146 (36.3) | 53 (35.1) | 93 (37.1) | |
Otherc | 8 (2.0) | 4 (2.6) | 4 (1.6) | |
Educational status | None | 137 (34.1) | 59(39.1) | 78(31.1) |
Primary | 110 (27.4) | 34(22.5) | 76(30.3) | |
Secondary | 103 (25.6) | 39 (25.8) | 64(25.5) | |
Tertiary | 52 (12.9) | 19 (12.6) | 33 (13.2) | |
Occupational status | Civil servant | 35 (8.7) | 13(8.6) | 22(8.8) |
Farmer | 137 (34.1) | 47(31.1) | 90(35.9) | |
Merchant | 73 (18.2) | 30 (19.9) | 43(17.1) | |
Housewife | 47 (11.7) | 22 (14.6) | 25 (10.0) | |
Student | 102 (25.4) | 34 (22.5) | 68 (27.1) | |
Daily labourer | 8 (2.0) | 5 (3.3) | 3 (1.2) | |
Residence | Rural | 334 (83.1) | 104(66.9) | 230(91.6) |
Urban | 68 (16.9) | 47 (33.1) | 21 (8.4) | |
Religion | Protestant | 287 (71.4) | 112(74.2) | 175(69.7) |
Orthodox | 106 (26.4) | 35 (23.2) | 71(28.3) | |
Muslim | 9 (2.2) | 4 (2.6) | 5 (2.0) |