Table 1. Socio demographic characteristics of TB patients who were enrolled for treatment at Adama city health facilities, Central Ethiopia, from March 1st 2016 to December 30, 2016.

Socio demographic variables	Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Age	<5yrs	4	1.4
	5-14yrs	13	4.6
	15–24	102	36.3
	25–34	112	39.9
	≥35years	50	17.8
Sex	Male	157	55.9
	Female	124	44.1
Residence	Urban	171	60.9
	Rural	110	39.1
Occupation	Employed	31	19
	Merchant	68	24.2
	Farmer	34	12.1
	Daily laborer	137	48.8
	Others*	11	1.1
Income per month (Ethiopian Birr)	Less than 600	167	59.4
	600–1000	21	7.5
	1001–1500	29	10.3
	1501–2000	42	14.9
	2001–2500	12	4.3
	2501–3000	1	0.4
	3001–3500	5	1.8
	3501 and above	4	1.4
Distance from treatment center	≤ 5km	121	43
	5km above	160	57
Educational status	No formal education	67	23.8
	Primary school	134	47.7
	Secondary & Above	80	28.5
Family size	≤ 5	79	32.2
	Above 5	202	71.9
Contact person	HEW	9	3.2
	Health care worker	5	1.8
	Family member	259	92.2
	Self	8	2.8

Others*- no paid job, retiree.