Variable | Â | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 188 | 45.30 |
 | Female | 227 | 54.70 |
Age in years | <21 | 76 | 18.3 |
 | 21-40 | 296 | 71.4 |
 | >40 | 43 | 10.6 |
Residence | Urban | 171 | 41.2 |
 | Rural | 244 | 58.2 |
Religion | Christian | 172 | 41.45 |
 | Muslim | 234 | 56.4 |
 | Others | 9 | 2.2 |
Marital status | Married | 307 | 74 |
 | Single | 107 | 25.8 |
 | Divorced | 1 | 0.24 |
Educational status | Illiterate | 197 | 47.5 |
 | Primary | 46 | 11.1 |
 | Secondary | 155 | 37.4 |
 | Tertiary | 17 | 4.1 |
Occupation | Unemployed | 186 | 44.8 |
 | Self employed | 48 | 11.6 |
 | Gov. employed | 181 | 43.6 |
Distance from health institution | < 10 km | 127 | 30.6 |
 | >10km | 288 | 69.4 |
Family size | 1-3 | 312 | 75.2 |
 | ≥4 | 103 | 24.8 |
Forms of TB of study participants | PTB | 376 | 90.6 |
 | EPTB | 39 | 9.4 |
Patients’ category | New | 408 | 98.3 |
 | Default | 7 | 1.7 |