Assessment of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Using Gene Xpert MTB/RIF Assay and Fluorescent Microscopy and Its Risk Factors at Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of presumptive EPTB cases at Dessie Referral Hospital, from March 1 to June 30, 2017.

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Age in years
18-30	132	37.4
31-50	161	45.6
>50	60	17.0
Sex
Male	185	52.4
Female	168	47.6
Residence
Urban	171	48.4
Rural	182	51.6
Marital status
Married	262	74.2
Single	91	25.8
Occupation
House wife	99	28.0
Merchant	84	23.8
Farmer	93	26.3
Others	77	21.8
Educational Status
Illiterate	143	40.5
Grades 1-8	93	26.3
Grade 9 & above	117	33.1
Monthly income
≤1500 birr	213	60.3
>1500 birr	140	39.7
Family size
1-3	137	38.8
>3	216	61.2