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. 2020 Jan 27;2020:6738532. doi: 10.1155/2020/6738532

Table 2.

Housing condition of adult household contacts of smear positive PTB patients in Haramaya district, Eastern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 451).

Variables Frequency
Number Percent (%)
Composition of house floor Mud 418 92.7
Cement & other 33 7.3

House ventilation status Good 305 67.6
Poor 146 32.4

Lighting status Good 314 69.6
Poor 137 30.4

Overcrowded Yes 167 37.0
No 284 63.0

Cooking energy Electric 20 4.4
Wood 408 90.5
Others 23 5.1

Separated kitchen room Yes 366 81.2
No 85 18.8

Duration of index cases registered for treatment ≤6 month 125 27.7
>6 month 326 72.3

Proximity to TB index case Sleep on the same bed 217 48.1
Sleep on different bed 234 51.9

Size of living room Inadequate 148 32.8
Adequate 303 67.2