Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of tuberculosis patients in public health institutions, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia 2022.
Variables |
Categories |
Frequency |
Percent |
Age |
18-24 |
32 |
16.3 |
25-44 |
98 |
50.1 |
|
45+ |
66 |
33.6 |
|
Sex |
Male |
115 |
58.7 |
Female |
81 |
41.3 |
|
Residence |
Urban |
149 |
76.1 |
Rural |
44 |
23.9 |
|
Marital status |
Single |
62 |
31.6 |
Married |
132 |
67.3 |
|
Widowed |
2 |
1.1 |
|
Occupation |
Employed |
32 |
16.3 |
Farmer |
8 |
4.3 |
|
Student |
24 |
13.0 |
|
Self-employed |
20 |
10.9 |
|
Merchant |
40 |
20.4 |
|
Housewife |
38 |
20.7 |
|
Daily laborer |
20 |
10.2 |
|
Others |
4 |
2.2 |
|
Education |
Illiterate |
33 |
16.8 |
Primary school |
60 |
30.6 |
|
Secondary |
55 |
26.6 |
|
College and above |
48 |
28 |
|
Family size |
≤ 5 |
132 |
67.3 |
> 5 |
64 |
32.6 |
|
Monthly family income |
≤ 1000 |
12 |
6.1 |
1001-5000 |
136 |
69.3 |
|
> 5000 |
48 |
24.4 |
|
Accessibility of TB center |
≤ 1 |
164 |
83.6 |
> 1 |
32 |
16.4 |