Spiritual Holy Water Sites in Ethiopia: Unrecognized High-Risk Settings for Transmission of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of PTB-symptomatic HWS attendees (n = 560).

Socio-demographic characteristics		Frequency, n (%)
Sex	Male	308 (55.0)
	Female	252 (45.0)
Age (year)	18–33	263 (47.0)
	34–49	208 (37.1)
	≥50	89 (15.9)
Residence	Urban	258 (46.1)
	Rural	302 (53.9)
Marital status	Married	356 (63.6)
	Single	204 (36.4)
Educational status	Can’t read and write	256 (45.7)
	Primary school	165 (29.5)
	Secondary school and above	139 (24.8)
Household size	1–5	294 (52.5)
	>5	266 (47.5)
Occupation	Farmer	235 (42.0)
	Employed^a	24 (4.3)
	Unemployed^b	117 (20.9)
	Housewife	94 (16.8)
	Students and others	90 (16.1)

Notes. Single, divorced, and widowed; religious leaders and deacons; HWS: holy water site; PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis; ^aconstruction worker, administrative worker, healthcare worker, public transport worker; ^bbusinessman, trader, daily laborer.