Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of TB patients and Controls.
| Type | Variables | TB-cases (n) | Control (n) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 26 | 36 | 0.036 |
| Male | 36 | 23 | ||
| Residence | Urban | 24 | 22 | 0.391 |
| Rural | 29 | 37 | ||
| Age (years) | 14–18 | 9 | 9 | 0.805 |
| 19–30 | 37 | 32 | ||
| 31–50 | 12 | 15 | ||
| 51–70 | 3 | 3 | ||
| More than 70 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Marital status | Single | 31 | 26 | 0.807 |
| Married | 30 | 32 | ||
| Widowed | 1 | 1 | ||
| Educational level | Illiterate | 8 | 8 | 0.644 |
| Primary | 20 | 16 | ||
| Secondary | 23 | 21 | ||
| Tertiary | 11 | 12 | ||
| Religious Teaching | 0 | 2 | ||
| Religion | Orthodox Tewahido Christian | 56 | 52 | 0.176 |
| Muslim | 1 | 5 | ||
| Protestant | 3 | 2 | ||
| Catholic | 2 | 0 | ||
| Occupation | Student | 9 | 15 | 0.002 |
| Private | 12 | 19 | ||
| Government employees | 8 | 7 | ||
| Non-Government employees | 0 | 1 | ||
| Farmer | 29 | 8 | ||
| Housewife | 2 | 8 | ||
| Retired | 1 | 0 |