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. 2011 Apr 19;6(4):e18614. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018614

Table 1. Association of socio-demographic characteristics and TB Addis Ababa, March 2009.

Socio-demographic variables Presence of TB Disease P-value
Yes, no (%) No, n (%)
Sex 0.89
Males 113(48.5) 134(49.1)
Females 120(51.5) 139(50.9)
Age in years 0.59
15–24 64(27.5) 63(23.1)
25–34 67(28.8) 78(28.6)
35–49 68(29.2) 83(30.4)
> = 50 34(14.6) 49(17.9)
Educational status 0.57
Illiterate 67(28.8) 96(35.2)
Can read and write 95(40.8) 99(36.3)
Elementary 22(9.4) 21(7.7)
High school 38(16.3) 46(16.8)
Above high school 11(4.7) 11(4.0)
Occupation 0.89
House wives 56(24.0) 65(23.8)
Merchant 32(13.7) 44(16.1)
Government employee 30(12.9) 32(11.7)
Day laborers 97(41.6) 107(39.2)
Jobless 18(7.7) 25(9.2)
Marital status 0.22
Single 104(44.6) 102(37.4)
Married 97(41.6) 124(45.4)
Divorced 32(13.7) 47(17.2)

(n = 506).