Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in hospitals of Bale Zone, Ethiopia, 2018
| Variables | Number | Percent (%) | Variables | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Marital status | ||||
| < 5 | 3 | 0.8 | Separated | 10 | 2.7 |
| 5–17 | 42 | 11.3 | Widowed | 20 | 5.4 |
| ≥ 18 | 327 | 87.9 | Ethnicity | ||
| Sex | Oromo | 309 | 83.1 | ||
| Male | 203 | 54.9 | Amhara | 53 | 14.2 |
| Female | 169 | 45.4 | Somali | 7 | 1.9 |
| Education | Others | 3 | 0.8 | ||
| No formal | 158 | 42.5 | Religion | ||
| Basic | 179 | 48.1 | Muslim | 265 | 71.2 |
| Post Basic | 35 | 9.4 | Christian | 102 | 27.4 |
| Employment | Waqeffeta | 4 | 1.1 | ||
| Working | 199 | 53.5 | Others | 1 | 0.3 |
| Not working | 172 | 46.2 | Monthly income | ||
| Residence | < 1500 Birr | 72 | 43.4 | ||
| Urban | 165 | 44.4 | 1500–3000 | 55 | 33.1 |
| Semi urban | 43 | 11.6 | > 3000 | 39 | 23.5 |
| Rural | 164 | 44.1 | Family size | ||
| Marital status | ≥ 5 | 135 | 36.3 | ||
| Single | 139 | 37.4 | < 5 | 237 | 63.7 |
| Married | 203 | 54.6 | |||