Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of AFB positive TB patients and sputum culture result in Northwest and Northeast Ethiopia, 2014.
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| Category | Frequency | Percent | Negative | Positive |
| Zone | ||||
| North Gondar | 39 | 55.7 | 11(15.7) | 28(40.0) |
| North Wollo | 31 | 44.3 | 9(12.9) | 22(31.4) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 35 | 50 | 13(18.6) | 22(31.4) |
| Female | 35 | 50 | 7(10.0) | 28(40.0) |
| Educational status | ||||
| Illiterate | 45 | 64.3 | 11(15.7) | 34(48.6) |
| Primary school | 13 | 18.6 | 6(8.6) | 7(10.0) |
| Secondary school | 6 | 8.6 | 1(1.5) | 5(7.2) |
| College | 4 | 5.7 | 2(2.8) | 2(2.8) |
| Informal | 2 | 2.8 | 0 | 2(2.8) |
| Dwelling | ||||
| Urban | 12 | 17.1 | 4(5.7) | 8(11.4) |
| Rural | 58 | 82.9 | 16(22.9) | 42(60.0) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Merchant | 5 | 7.2 | 2(2.9) | 3(4.3) |
| Student | 14 | 20.0 | 7(10.0) | 7(10.0) |
| Housewife | 19 | 27.1 | 5(7.1) | 14(20.0) |
| Government employee | 3 | 4.3 | 0(0) | 3(4.3) |
| Farmer | 29 | 41.5 | 6(8.6) | 23(32.8) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 19 | 27.1 | 7(10.0) | 12(17.1) |
| Married | 42 | 60.0 | 9(12.9) | 33(47.1) |
| Divorced | 5 | 7.2 | 2(2.8) | 3(4.3) |
| Widowed | 3 | 4.3 | 2(2.8) | 1(1.5) |
| With parents | 1 | 1.4 | 0(0) | 1(1.5) |
| History of contact with TB patients | ||||
| No | 43 | 61.4 | 10(14.3) | 33(47.1) |
| Yes | 27 | 38.6 | 10(14.3) | 17(24.3) |
| Anti-TB treatment before | ||||
| No | 56 | 80.0 | 16(22.9) | 40(57.1) |
| Yes | 14 | 20.0 | 4(5.7) | 10(14.3) |
| Taking unboiled milk habit | ||||
| No | 33 | 47.1 | 9(12.9) | 24(34.3) |
| Yes | 37 | 52.9 | 11(15.7) | 26(37.1) |
| Taking uncooked meat habit | ||||
| No | 43 | 61.4 | 15(21.4) | 28(40.0) |
| Yes | 27 | 38.6 | 5(7.1) | 22(31.5) |
| Sputum culture result | ||||
| Negative | 20 | 28.6 | ||
| Positive | 50 | 71.4 | ||
Numbers in parenthesis are percentages.