Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of tuberculosis suspected diabetic patients at the Dessie referral hospital, from February to April 2012
Characteristics | PTB infection | Frequency (N = 225) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Negative n (%) | Positive n (%) | n (%) | |
Sex | |||
Male | 105 (90.5) | 11 (9.5) | 116 (51.5) |
Female | 106 (97.2) | 3 (2.8) | 109 (48.5) |
Age (years) | |||
≤20 | 18 (97.7) | 1 (2.3) | 19 (8.4) |
21–30 | 19 (95.0) | 1 (5.0) | 20 (8.9) |
31–40 | 36 (92.3) | 3 (7.7) | 39 (17.3) |
41–50 | 55 (91.7) | 5 (8.3) | 60 (26.7) |
>50 | 83 (95.4) | 4 (4.6) | 87 (38.7) |
Religion | |||
Christian | 106 (97.2) | 3 (2.8) | 109 (48.4) |
Muslim | 105 (90.5) | 11 (9.5) | 116 (51.6) |
Education level | |||
Illiterate | 74 (94.8) | 4 (5.2) | 78 (34.7) |
Elementary school | 60 (95.2) | 3 (4.8) | 63 (28) |
Secondary school | 32 (89) | 4 (11) | 36 (16) |
Higher education | 45 (93.7) | 3 (6.3) | 48 (21.3) |
Marital status | |||
Single | 41 (97.6) | 1 (2.4) | 42 (18.7) |
Married | 135 (93.7) | 9 (6.3) | 144 (64) |
Divorced | 17 (89.4) | 2 (10.6) | 19 (8.4) |
Widowed | 18 (90) | 2 (10) | 20 (88.9) |
Place of residence | |||
Urban | 128 (92) | 11 (8) | 139 (61.8) |
Rural | 83 (96.5) | 3 (3.5) | 86 (38.2) |
Occupation | |||
Employed * | 71 (92.2) | 6 (7.8) | 77 (34.2) |
Farmer | 59 (96.7) | 2 (3.3) | 61 (27.1) |
Merchant | 59 (96.7) | 2 (3.3) | 61 (27.1) |
Laborer | 22 (84.6) | 4 (15.4) | 26 (11.6) |
Average monthly income (US dollars) | |||
<23 | 64 (95.5) | 3 (4.5) | 67 (29.8) |
23–38 | 46 (95.8) | 2 (4.2) | 48 (21.3) |
39–67 | 52 (92.9) | 4 (7.1) | 56 (22.7) |
>68 | 49 (90.7) | 5 (9.3) | 54 (24.3) |