Skip to main content

Table 2 Behavioral and environmental factors of new adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients attending selected health facilities of two zones of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 875)

From: Delay in treatment initiation and its association with clinical severity and infectiousness among new adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tigray, northern Ethiopia

Variable categories

Frequency

Percent

Alcohol use

Yes

464

53

No

411

47

History of smoking

Yes

89

10.2

No

786

89.8

Previous TB contact

Yes

128

13.3

No

747

77.8

Family size

1–3

477

54.5

> 3

398

45.5

Number of rooms

< 2

358

40.9

< 2

517

59.1