Table 2.
Characteristics of tuberculosis patients in DOTs clinics of Oromia zone, Northeast Ethiopia, 2018.
| Variables | Frequency (n = 387) | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 223 | 57.6 |
| Female | 164 | 42.4 |
| Age | ||
| 18-34 | 226 | 58.4 |
| 35-50 | 98 | 25.3 |
| ≥51 | 63 | 16.3 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Rural | 206 | 53.2 |
| Urban | 181 | 46.8 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 194 | 50.1 |
| Single | 150 | 38.8 |
| Divorced | 23 | 5.9 |
| Widowed | 20 | 5.2 |
| Educational status | ||
| Did not have any schooling level | 203 | 52.2 |
| Did have basic schooling level | 69 | 17.8 |
| Primary | 57 | 14.8 |
| Secondary | 36 | 9.3 |
| College/university | 22 | 5.7 |
| Religion | ||
| Muslim | 317 | 81.9 |
| Orthodox | 47 | 12.1 |
| Protestant | 23 | 5.9 |
| Ethnic group | ||
| Oromia | 249 | 64.3 |
| Amhara | 136 | 34.9 |
| Tigre | 3 | 0.8 |