Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of TB patients and controls, Addis Ababa, December 2017 (n = 260).

Characteristics	Cases (n = 260)		Controls (n = 260)
	Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent
Sex
Male	145	55.8	145	55.8
Female	115	44.2	115	44.2
Age category (Years)
≤ 25	112	43.1	115	44.2
26–45	119	45.8	120	46.2
> 45	29	11.2	25	9.6
Marital status
Single	135	51.9	121	46.5
Married	98	35.7	131	50.4
Divorced	18	6.9	6	2.3
Widowed	9	3.5	2	0.8
Educational status
Illiterate	41	15.8	18	6.9
Read and write	21	8.1	22	8.5
Up to elementary	86	33.1	61	23.5
Secondary school	83	31.9	95	36.5
College or more	29	11.2	34	24.6
Occupation
Employed/merchants/wage	184	67.7	150	57.7
Unemployed	76	32.3	110	42.3

Cases: median age 27 years (Interquartile range: 23–36), and mean age 30 years (standard deviation ±11.27),

Controls: median age 27 years (range 23–35), and mean age 30 years (standard deviation ±10.89)