Table 2.

Socio demographic characteristics and distribution of TB suggestive symptoms among presumptive TB cases, Arsi zone, Ethiopia, June 2014 (n=983).

Variable	Presumptive TB cases No (%)
Age (yrs)
15- 25	345 (35.1)
26-35	209 (21.3)
36-45	178 (18.1)
46-55	124 (12.6)
>56	127 (12.9)
Median agea	36.3+ 16.7
Sex
Male	374(38.0)
Female	607(61.7)
TB suggestive symptoms
Cough of more than 14 days	671(68.3)
Night sweat	754(76.4)
Fever> 2 weeks	665(67.7)
Weight loss>3kgs in 4 weeks	581(59.1)
Contact history with a confirmed TB case in the past 1 year	207(21.1)

^aMedian age + SD