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Table 1 Participants’ socio-demographic characteristics

From: Illness perception of tuberculosis (TB) and health seeking practice among urban slum residents of Bangladesh: a qualitative study

Socio demographic characteristics

Number (%)

Gender

 

Male

11 (50.0)

Female

11 (50.0)

Age a

 

≤35

15 (68.2)

>35

7 (31.8)

Occupational status

 

Restaurant worker

1 (4.5)

Driver

4 (18.2)

Garment worker

4 (18.2)

Housewife

11 (50.0)

Shopkeeper

1 (4.5)

Ticket seller

1 (4.5)

Educational status

 

Literate

19 (86.4)

Illiterate

3 (13.6)

  1. Age, occupational status and educational status were not grouped by gender.
  2. aFor breakdown of age median values were used.