Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of adult PTB patients at the Limbe Regional and Kumba District Hospitals, Southwest Region of Cameroon, 2015
Variable | Description | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | 21–30 | 67 (25.3) |
31–40 | 102 (38.5) | |
41–50 | 62 (23.4) | |
>51 | 34 (12.8) | |
Sex | Male | 129 (48.7) |
Female | 136 (51.3) | |
Marital status | Married | 98 (37) |
Single | 139 (52) | |
Co-habiting | 24 (9.1) | |
Widow/widower | 2 (0.8) | |
Divorced/separated | 2 (0.8) | |
Occupation | Farmer | 76 (28.7) |
Trader | 59 (22.3) | |
Student | 16 (6) | |
Housewife | 24 (9.1) | |
Artist | 6 (2.3) | |
Teacher | 38 (14.3) | |
Other | 46 (17.4) | |
Educational level | No school | 18 (6.8) |
Primary school | 112 (42.3) | |
Secondary school | 121 (45.7) | |
Tertiary | 14 (5.3) | |
Place of residence | Urban | 162 (61.1) |
Rural | 102 (38.5) | |
Living alone | Yes | 60 (22.6) |
No | 205 (77.5) |