Table 1.
Some patient characteristics, Arba Minch Hospital, 2006 (n = 190)
| Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage |
| Gender | ||
| Men | 98 | 51.6 |
| Women | 92 | 48.4 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 15–24 | 57 | 30.0 |
| 25–34 | 65 | 34.2 |
| 35–44 | 46 | 24.2 |
| 45+ | 22 | 11.6 |
| Employment status | ||
| Unemployed | 104 | 54.7 |
| Employed | 86 | 45.3 |
| Area of residence | ||
| Rural | 102 | 53.7 |
| Urban | 88 | 46.3 |
| Education | ||
| Illiterate | 99 | 52.1 |
| Primary education | 53 | 27.9 |
| Secondary and above | 38 | 20.0 |
| TB diagnosis | ||
| PTB+ | 78 | 41.1 |
| EPTB | 68 | 35.8 |
| PTB- | 44 | 23.2 |
| Phase of treatment | ||
| Intensive | 102 | 53.7 |
| Continuation | 88 | 46.3 |