Variable | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 166 | 54.2 |
Female | 140 | 45.8 |
Age | ||
18–28 | 75 | 24.5 |
29–38 | 61 | 19.9 |
39–48 | 83 | 27.2 |
≥ 49 | 87 | 28.4 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 135 | 44.1 |
Married | 117 | 38.2 |
Divorced | 36 | 11.8 |
Widowed | 18 | 5.9 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 193 | 63.0 |
Protestant | 58 | 19.0 |
Muslim | 55 | 18.0 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 234 | 76.5 |
Tigrie | 40 | 13.0 |
Kimant | 32 | 10.5 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 256 | 83.7 |
Rural | 50 | 16.3 |
Educational status | ||
Unable to read and write | 51 | 16.7 |
Able to read and write | 65 | 21.2 |
Grade 1–8 | 49 | 16.0 |
Grade 9–12 | 75 | 24.5 |
Diploma | 27 | 8.8 |
Degree and above | 39 | 12.8 |
Occupational status | ||
Government employee | 119 | 38.9 |
Merchant | 35 | 11.4 |
Farmer | 25 | 8.2 |
Housewife | 47 | 15.4 |
Student | 27 | 8.8 |
Daily laborer | 29 | 9.5 |
Unemployed | 24 | 7.8 |
Income (Ethiopian Birr) | ||
≤ 1000 | 134 | 43.8 |
1001–2000 | 81 | 26.5 |
2001–3000 | 50 | 16.3 |
> 3000 | 41 | 13.4 |
Distance from TB clinic (single trip) (km) | ||
< 3 | 70 | 22.9 |
3–5 | 145 | 47.4 |
> 5 | 91 | 29.7 |
Type of transportation to the TB clinic | ||
Walking/foot | 84 | 27.5 |
Public transport | 222 | 72.5 |
Traveling time (single trip) (min) | ||
≤ 30 | 148 | 48.4 |
> 30 | 158 | 51.6 |
Cost of traveling (single trip) (n = 222) (Ethiopian Birr) | ||
≤ 10 Birr | 114 | 51.4 |
> 10 Birr | 108 | 48.6 |