Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants, South-Eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia, September 2013
Type of patients (n = 1314) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | All TB n (%) | TBNDM n (%) | TBDM n (%) | P-value |
Sex | ||||
Male | 692 (52.7) | 642 (53.3) | 50 (45.9) | |
Female | 622 (47.3) | 563 (46.7) | 59 (54.1) | 0.14 |
Age in years | ||||
15–40 | 928 (70.6) | 877 (72.8) | 51 (46.8) | <0.001 |
41–64 | 285 (21.7) | 240 (19.9) | 45 (51.3) | |
65–89 | 101 (7.7) | 88 (7.3) | 13 (11.9) | |
Mean (± SD) | 35.74 (±15.2) | 35.02 (±15.0) | 43.73 (±15.3) | <0.001 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 395 (30.1) | 373 (31.0) | 22 (20.2) | |
Married | 919 (69.9) | 832 (69.0) | 87 (79.8) | 0.02 |
Religion | ||||
Christian | 548 (11.7) | 508 (42.2) | 40 (36.7) | |
Muslim | 766 (58.3) | 697 (57.8) | 69 (63.3) | 0.27 |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 488 (37.1) | 438 (36.3) | 50 (45.9) | |
Urban | 826 (62.9) | 767 (63.7) | 59 (54.1) | 0.05 |
Education | ||||
Uneducated | 618 (47.0) | 558 (46.3) | 60 (55.0) | |
Educated | 696 (53.0) | 647 (53.7) | 49 (45.0) | 0.08 |
Occupation | ||||
Unemployed | 376 (28.6) | 340 (28.2) | 36 (33.0) | |
Student | 112 (8.5) | 106 (8.8) | 6 (5.5) | |
Self-employed | 725 (55.2) | 672 (55.8) | 53 (48.6) | |
Government employed | 101 (7.7) | 87 (7.2) | 14 (12.8) | 0.07 |
Monthly income (USD)a | ||||
No income | 167 (12.7) | 156 (12.9) | 11 (10.1) | |
≤ 18.9 | 506 (38.5) | 465 (38.6) | 41 (37.6) | |
19–37.9 | 303 (23.1) | 277 (23.0) | 26 (23.9) | |
≥ 38 | 338 (25.7) | 307 (25.5) | 31 (28.4) | 0.79 |