Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of tuberculosis suspected diabetic patients at the Dessie referral hospital, from February to April 2012
| Characteristics |
PTB infection |
Frequency (N = 225) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative n (%) | Positive n (%) | n (%) | |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
| Male |
105 (90.5) |
11 (9.5) |
116 (51.5) |
| Female |
106 (97.2) |
3 (2.8) |
109 (48.5) |
|
Age (years) |
|
|
|
| ≤20 |
18 (97.7) |
1 (2.3) |
19 (8.4) |
| 21–30 |
19 (95.0) |
1 (5.0) |
20 (8.9) |
| 31–40 |
36 (92.3) |
3 (7.7) |
39 (17.3) |
| 41–50 |
55 (91.7) |
5 (8.3) |
60 (26.7) |
| >50 |
83 (95.4) |
4 (4.6) |
87 (38.7) |
|
Religion |
|
|
|
| Christian |
106 (97.2) |
3 (2.8) |
109 (48.4) |
| Muslim |
105 (90.5) |
11 (9.5) |
116 (51.6) |
|
Education level |
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
74 (94.8) |
4 (5.2) |
78 (34.7) |
| Elementary school |
60 (95.2) |
3 (4.8) |
63 (28) |
| Secondary school |
32 (89) |
4 (11) |
36 (16) |
| Higher education |
45 (93.7) |
3 (6.3) |
48 (21.3) |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
| Single |
41 (97.6) |
1 (2.4) |
42 (18.7) |
| Married |
135 (93.7) |
9 (6.3) |
144 (64) |
| Divorced |
17 (89.4) |
2 (10.6) |
19 (8.4) |
| Widowed |
18 (90) |
2 (10) |
20 (88.9) |
|
Place of residence |
|
|
|
| Urban |
128 (92) |
11 (8) |
139 (61.8) |
| Rural |
83 (96.5) |
3 (3.5) |
86 (38.2) |
|
Occupation |
|
|
|
| Employed * |
71 (92.2) |
6 (7.8) |
77 (34.2) |
| Farmer |
59 (96.7) |
2 (3.3) |
61 (27.1) |
| Merchant |
59 (96.7) |
2 (3.3) |
61 (27.1) |
| Laborer |
22 (84.6) |
4 (15.4) |
26 (11.6) |
|
Average monthly income (US dollars) |
|
|
|
| <23 |
64 (95.5) |
3 (4.5) |
67 (29.8) |
| 23–38 |
46 (95.8) |
2 (4.2) |
48 (21.3) |
| 39–67 |
52 (92.9) |
4 (7.1) |
56 (22.7) |
| >68 | 49 (90.7) | 5 (9.3) | 54 (24.3) |
* = employed by the government or privately.