Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Tuberculosis Patients in Direct Observation Therapy Program towards Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and socioeconomic profiles of TB patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016 ().

Characteristics	(%)
Age
≤34 years	280 (67.3)
35-54 years	115 (27.6)
>54 years	21 (5.0)
Educational status
Illiterate	40 (9.5)
Primary level (1 to 8 grade)	147 (34.8)
Secondary level (9 to12 grade)	95 (22.5)
Tertiary level	140 (33.2)
Marital status
Ever married	214 (50.2)
Never married	207 (49.8)
Occupational status
Unemployed	129 (30.6)
Employed	293 (69.4)
Average monthly income of respondents’ family (ETB)
<585	175 (41.7)
586-1650	58 (13.8)
1651-3145	82 (19.5)
≥3146	105 (25.0)
Number of family or friends living with TB patients
No one with me	102 (24.2)
2-4 family/friend’s size	244 (57.8)
≥5 family/friend’s size	76 (18.0)
Sleeping practice of TB patients
Alone and separate room	189 (44.8)
Alone but not separate room	116 (27.5)
Use one bed with others in one room	117 (27.7)