Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the TB patients that attended TB clinics at governmental health institutions of Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia, 2017 (N = 271).
| Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 15–24 | 65 | 24 |
| 25–34 | 142 | 52.4 |
| 35–44 | 30 | 11 |
| >=45 | 34 | 12.6 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 158 | 58.3 |
| Female | 113 | 41.7 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 190 | 70.1 |
| Single | 50 | 18.5 |
| Divorced | 21 | 7.7 |
| Widowed | 10 | 3.7 |
| Religion | ||
| Protestant | 170 | 62.7 |
| Orthodox | 90 | 33.2 |
| Muslim | 11 | 4.1 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Gamo | 176 | 64.9 |
| Wolaita | 80 | 29.5 |
| Gofa | 15 | 5.5 |
| Educational status | ||
| Cannot read and write | 25 | 9.2 |
| Can read and write | 62 | 22.9 |
| Grades 1–6 | 75 | 27.7 |
| Grades 7–12 | 82 | 30.3 |
| Diploma and above | 27 | 10.0 |
| Occupational status | ||
| Employee | 57 | 21 |
| Self-employed | 183 | 67.5 |
| No job | 31 | 11.4 |
| Monthly income | ||
| <501 birr | 102 | 37.6 |
| >=501 birr | 169 | 62.4 |