Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of study participants at Enat Hospital, Merhabete district, Central Ethiopia, 2020 (N = 170).
| Variables | Frequencies | Percentages |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| 16-32 | 44 | 25.7 |
| 33-48 | 44 | 25.7 |
| 49-64 | 53 | 31.0 |
| ≥65 | 29 | 17.0 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 110 | 64.3 |
| Female | 60 | 35.1 |
| Level of education | ||
| Formal education | 119 | 70 |
| Nonformal education | 51 | 30.0 |
| Family size | ||
| 1-3 | 32 | 18.8 |
| 4-5 | 58 | 34.1 |
| ≥6 | 80 | 47.1 |
| Residence area | ||
| Rural | 97 | 57.1 |
| Urban | 73 | 42.9 |
| Patient HIV status | ||
| HIV positive | 58 | 34.1 |
| HIV negative | 112 | 65.9 |
| TB treatment history | ||
| Retreatment | 36 | 21.2 |
| New cases | 134 | 78.8 |
| TB treatment outcome (n = 36) | ||
| Cured | 26 | 15.3 |
| Failure | 7 | 4.1 |
| Defaulter | 3 | 1.8 |