Table 1.

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of TB patients

Variables (N = 844)	Categories	#	%
Gender	Male	488	57.8
	Female	356	42.2
Age in yearsa	18–24	251	29.7
	25–34	246	29.1
	35–44	164	19.4
	45–54	93	11.0
	55–64	52	6.2
	> 60	38	4.5
Relationship to the head of the HH	Head	396	46.9
	Spouse	189	22.4
	Son/Daughter	222	26.3
	Other relative	33	3.9
	Non-relative	4	0.5
Religion	Orthodox Christian	472	55.9
	Muslim	175	20.7
	Protestant	186	22.0
	Catholic	7	0.8
	Other	4	0.5
Marital Status	Married	434	51.4
	Never married/never lived together	283	33.5
	Divorced/ Separated	66	7.8
	Widowed	57	6.8
	Living together	4	0.5
Educational Status	Not able to read and write	292	34.7
	Read and write only	40	4.7
	Primary	263	31.2
	Secondary	163	19.3
	Above secondary	85	10.1
Occupation	Employed	102	12.1
	House wife	114	13.5
	Farmer	203	24.1
	Daily laborer	103	12.2
	Trader	85	10.1
	Student	109	12.9
	No job/dependent	102	12.1
	House maid	18	2.1
	Other	8	0.9
Wealth Quintile	Lowest	168	19.9
	Second	169	20.0
	Third	175	20.7
	Fourth	163	19.3
	Highest	169	20.0

^aRange: 18–85 years; Mean (SD): 34 (13.8) years