Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of TB patients West Armachiho and Metema districts, Northwest Ethiopia February 01 to June 25, 2014
Variable | Total TB cases (N = 124) | New active TB cases (N = 88) | Retreatment TB cases (N = 36) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age group in years | |||
≤25 | 37 (29.8 %) | 31 (35.2) | 6 (16.7) |
26–35 | 57 (46 %) | 38 (43.2) | 19 (52.8) |
36–45 | 16 (12.9) | 11 (12.5) | 5 (13.9) |
≥46 | 14 (11.3) | 8 (9.1) | 6 (16.7) |
Gender | |||
Male | 80 (64.5) | 53 (60.2) | 27 (75) |
Female | 44 (35.5) | 35 (39.8) | 9 (25) |
Resident | |||
Urban | 66 (53.2) | 47 (53.4) | 19 (52.8) |
Rural | 58 (46.2) | 41 (46.6) | 17 (47.2) |
Occupation: | |||
Farmers and day laborers | 59 (47.6) | 41 (46.6) | 18 (50) |
House wife | 28 (22.6) | 21 (23.9) | 7 (19.4) |
Government employee | 8 (6.5) | 8 (9.1) | 0 |
Merchant | 16 (12.9) | 13 (14.8) | 3 (8.3) |
Driver | 5 (4) | 1 (1.1) | 4 (11.1) |
Student | 8 (6.5) | 4 (4.5) | 4 (11.1) |
Income/month: | |||
<500 birr | 39 (31.5) | 29 (33) | 10 (27.8) |
500 birr - 999 birr | 55 (44.4) | 39 (44.3) | 16 (44.4) |
≥1000 birr | 25 (20.2) | 16 (18.2) | 9 (25) |
No means of income | 5 (4) | 4 (4.5) | 1 (2.8) |
Religion: | |||
Christian | 116 (93.5) | 82 (93.2) | 34 (94.4) |
Muslim | 8 (6.5) | 6 (6.8) | 2 (5.6) |
Ethnicity: | |||
Amhara | 102 (82.3) | 77 (87.5) | 25 (69.4) |
Tigre | 22 (17.7) | 11 (12.5) | 11 (30.6) |
Educational status: | |||
Illiterate | 64 (51.6) | 42 (47.7) | 22 (61.1) |
Primary school | 36 (29.0) | 26 (29.5) | 10 (27.8) |
Secondary school | 17 (13.7) | 14 (15.9) | 3 (8.3) |
Diploma and above | 7 (5.6) | 6 (6.8) | 1 (2.8) |
Marital status: | |||
Married | 62 (50) | 44 (50) | 18 (50) |
Un married | 45 (36.3) | 35 (39.8) | 10 (27.8) |
Widowed | 5 (4) | 4 (4.5 %) | 1 (2.8) |
Divorced | 12 (9.7) | 5 (5.7) | 7 (19.4) |