Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the tuberculosis patients with directly observed treatment short-course strategy in Gamo Zone public health facilities (N鈥�=鈥�358), 2021
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 233 | 65.08 |
Female | 125 | 34.92 | |
Age (years) | 15鈥�24 | 91 | 25.42 |
25鈥�34 | 103 | 28.77 | |
35鈥�44 | 61 | 17.04 | |
45鈥�54 | 49 | 13.69 | |
55鈥�64 | 25 | 6.98 | |
鈮モ赌�65 | 29 | 8.10 | |
Residence | Rural | 210 | 58.66 |
Urban | 148 | 41.34 | |
Marital status | Single | 113 | 31.56 |
Married | 221 | 61.73 | |
Widowed/divorced/separated | 24 | 6.70 | |
Educational status | No formal education | 99 | 27.65 |
Primary | 101 | 28.21 | |
Secondary | 110 | 30.73 | |
Diploma and above | 48 | 13.41 | |
Occupation | Housewife | 54 | 15.08 |
Farmer | 117 | 32.68 | |
Daily labor | 34 | 9.50 | |
Self-employed/merchant | 34 | 9.50 | |
Government employee | 24 | 6.70 | |
Student | 72 | 20.11 | |
Unemployed | 23 | 6.42 | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 79 | 22.07 |
Poorer | 65 | 18.16 | |
Middle | 73 | 20.39 | |
Richer | 70 | 19.55 |