Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population in Merawi district, 2008
| Characteristics |
Individuals with TB symptoms (n = 966)(%) |
PTB patients (n = 40)(%) |
P-value |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population surveyed | ||||
| Male | - | - | 47 478 | |
| Female | - | - | 24 430 | |
| Sex | - | - | 23 038 | |
| Male | 448 (46) | 16 (40) | 0.52 | - |
| Female | 518 (54) | 24 (60) | - | |
| Age | ||||
| 15-24 | 139 (14) | 4 (10) | 0.62 | - |
| 25-34 | 230 (24) | 9 (23) | - | |
| 35-44 | 197 (20) | 8 (20) | - | |
| 45-54 | 201 (21) | 6 (15) | - | |
| 55-64 | 129 (14) | 9 (22) | - | |
| > 65 | 70 (7) | 4 (10) | - | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Farmer | 853 (88) | 36 (90) | - | |
| Other | 72 (8) | 2 (5) | 0.82 | - |
| Dependents | 41 (4) | 2 (5) | - | |
| Education | ||||
| Illiterate | 730 (75) | 35 (88) | 0.23 | - |
| Elementary | 199 (21) | 4 (10) | - | |
| Secondary + | 37 (4) | 1 (2) | - | |
| Marriage | ||||
| Married | 723 (75) | 29 (72) | 0.06 | - |
| Single | 131 (14) | 3 (8) | - | |
| Widowed | 61 (6) | 2 (5) | - | |
| Divorced | 51 (5) | 6 (15) | - |