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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and the proportion of smear positive tuberculosis in different categories of the study subjects in Goba and Robe Hospitals, 2012

From: Smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis and its risk factors among tuberculosis suspect in South East Ethiopia; a hospital based cross-sectional study

Characteristics

N (%) SPTB*

P value**

Residence

Urban

26(72.2)

0.029

Rural

10(27.8)

 

Sex

Male

20(55.6)

0.742

Female

16(44.4)

 

Age (years)

≤15

0

0.005

16-35

8(22.2)

 

≥36

28(77.8)

 

Marital status

Unmarried***

16(44.4)

0.022

Married

20(55.6)

 

Educational status

Illiterate

16(44.4)

0.331

Grade 1-8

16(44.4)

 

Grade 9 and above

4(11.1)

 

Living Situation

Living in prison & on the street

3(8.3)

0.002

Living with family

33(91.7)

 

Family size

>5

22(61.1)

0.017

≤5

14(38.9)

 

Number of rooms

≤3

34(94.4)

0.273

>4

2(5.6)

 

Occupation

Employee

6(16.7)

0.290

Unemployed

12(33.3)

 

Farmer

18(50.0)

 
  1. *Smear positive PTB, ** χ2 test for trends *** Single, widowed and divorced.