Knowledge of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and perception about provider initiated HIV testing and counselling among TB patients attending health facilities in Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of the study participants, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, 2011

Variable		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

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