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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of the respondents in Shinile town, Somali regional state, eastern Ethiopia from January to May, 2013

From: Community knowledge, attitude, and practices towards tuberculosis in Shinile town, Somali regional state, eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Number

Percentage

Gender

Male

206

50.2

Female

204

49.8

Age (years)

18-29

224

54.6

30-44

99

24.2

45-59

42

10.2

60+

45

11.0

Marital status

Married

184

44.9

Unmarried

199

48.5

Other

27

6.6

Ethnicity

Somali

324

79.0

Other

86

21.0

Religion

Muslim

365

89.0

Other

45

11.0

Occupational status

Employed

139

33.9

Unemployed

112

27.3

Student

159

38.8

Educational status

Illiterate

116

28.3

Less than grade 8

46

11.2

Grade 8-grade 12

129

31.5

Higher education

119

29.0

Family income

No defined income

135

32.9

Irregular income

217

52.9

Regular income

58

14.2