Table 1.
Categories | Frequency | (No.) | % |
Sex | Male | 123 | 60 |
Female | 82 | 40 | |
Age | <10 years | 2 | 1 |
11–20 | 22 | 11 | |
21–30 | 77 | 38 | |
31–40 | 56 | 27 | |
41–50 | 29 | 14 | |
51–60 | 12 | 6 | |
>60 | 7 | 3 | |
Education | None | 10 | 5 |
Primary | 31 | 15 | |
Secondary/ Technical |
95 | 46 | |
Tertiary | 69 | 34 | |
Religion | Christianity | 140 | 68 |
Islam | 64 | 31 | |
Traditional | 1 | 1 | |
Marital status | Single | 110 | 54 |
Married | 84 | 41 | |
Divorced/ Widowed |
11 | 4 | |
Monthly | ₦ 7,500 or less | ||
Income | ($62.5 or less) | 98 | 48 |
₦ 7,501–15,000 | |||
($62.6 – 125) | 66 | 32 | |
₦ 15,001–50,000 | |||
($126 – 417) | 33 | 16 | |
₦ 50,001–100,000 | |||
($417 – 833) | 4 | 2 | |
Above ₦ 100,001 | |||
(Above $834) 4 2 | |||
Presenting complaint |
Prolonged cough | 125 | 61 |
Weight loss | 99 | 48 | |
Bloody sputum | 5 | 2 | |
Fever, malaise, others |
169 | 82 | |
Time since diagnosis | |||
< 2months | 83 | 40 | |
3 –6 months | 51 | 25 | |
7 – 8months | 40 | 20 | |
> 8 months | 31 | 15 |