Table 1.
Baseline Socio-demographic characteristics of adult DR-TB patients in Amhara regional State treatment initiating centers from September 2010 to December 2017 (n = 530)
| Variables | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospitals (TICs) | Gondar University Hospital | 302 (57.0%) |
| Borumeda Hospital | 136 (25.7%) | |
| Debre-Markos Hospital | 41 (7.7%) | |
| Woldiya hospital | 51 (9.6%) | |
| Sex | Male | 298 (56.2%) |
| Female | 232 (43.8%) | |
| Age (years) | 18–24 | 152 (28.7%) |
| 25–29 | 114 (21.5%) | |
| 30–40 | 160 (30.2%) | |
| = > 41 | 104 (19.6%) | |
| Residence | Urban | 285 (53.8%) |
| Rural | 245 (46.2%) | |
| Ethnicity | Amhara | 77 (90%) |
| Tigre | 25 (4.7%) | |
| Othera | 28 (5.3%) | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 442 (83.4%) |
| Muslim | 88 (16.6%) | |
| Educational status | Cannot read and write | 158 (29.8) |
| Primary | 215 (40.6) | |
| Secondary | 86 (16.2) | |
| Tertiary | 71 (13.4) | |
| marital status | Married | 268 (50.6%) |
| Single | 172 (32.5%) | |
| Othersb | 90 (8.9%) | |
| Occupation | Employedc | 139 (26.2%) |
| Unemployedd | 239 (45.1%) | |
| Farmer | 152 (28.7%) | |
Othersa Oromo, Kimant, Afar
Othersb Divorced, Widowed, separated
Employedc Government, Non-Government and private
Unemployedd daily laborer, house wife, and student