Table 2.
Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of DR-TB patients on second anti-TB drugs in Amhara Regional State public hospitals, Ethiopia, September 2010 to December 2017, (N = 570)
| Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age in year | ||
| 1–24 | 183 | 32.11 |
| 25–49 | 294 | 51.58 |
| > =50 | 93 | 16.32 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 324 | 56.84 |
| Female | 246 | 43.16 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 300 | 52.63 |
| Rural | 270 | 47.37 |
| Educational status | ||
| Not educated | 249 | 44.15 |
| Primary | 154 | 27.30 |
| Secondary and above | 161 | 28.51 |
| Occupation | ||
| Farmer | 230 | 42.60 |
| Employed | 141 | 26.11 |
| Unemployed | 169 | 31.30 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 274 | 48.07 |
| Single | 180 | 31.58 |
| Divorced | 46 | 8.07 |
| Widowed | 18 | 3.17 |
| Separated | 30 | 5.26 |