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Table 1 Weighted baseline characteristics of the combined DHS sample from Lesotho 2014, Malawi 2015, Namibia 2013 and Zambia 2014

From: Tuberculosis knowledge, misconceptions/myths in adults: findings from Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Zambia Demographic Health Surveys (2013–2016)

Variable

Frequency n (%)

N = 58,107

Age group in years

 15–19

12,989 (23)

 20–24

10,474 (19)

 25–29

8682 (15)

 30–34

7710 (14)

 35–39

6563 (11)

 40–44

5014 (9)

 45–49

3747 (6)

 50–54

1637 (2)

 55–59

954 (1)

 60–64

337 (0)

Gender

 Female

31,451 (53)

 Male

26,656 (47)

Type of residence

 Urban

22,637 (38)

 Rural

35,470 (62)

Highest education level

 None

4185 (7)

 Primary

26,233 (45)

 Secondary

24,399 (42)

 Higher

3272 (6)

Marital status

 Never in Union

21,453 (37)

 Married

29,406 (51)

 Living with partner

2255 (4)

 Widowed

1475 (2)

 Divorced

2003 (3)

 Separated

1515 (3)

Religion

 No religion

574 (1)

 Other

2897 (6)

 Other christian

8984 (17)

 Pentecostal

1315 (3)

 Protestant or anglican or methodist

24,344 (47)

 Roman catholic

13,902 (27)

HIV status

 Negative

50,269 (86)

 Positive

7838 (14)