Performance of the WHO 2011 TB Symptom Screening Algorithm for Pulmonary TB Diagnosis among HIV-Infected Patients in Gondar University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristic features of the study participants in Gondar, North West Ethiopia, 2012.

Sociodemographic characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Sex
Male	92	36.8
Female	158	63.2
Age, mean (SD)	35.72 (9.42)
Residence area
Urban	210	84.0
Rural	40	16.0
Marital status
Single	47	18.8
Married	111	44.4
Divorced	52	20.8
Widowed	40	16.0
Educational background
Illiterate	98	39.2
Read & write	135	54.0
Higher education	17	6.8
Occupational status
Employed	38	15.2
Unemployed	136	54.4
Retired	4	1.6
Housewife	45	18.0
Daily laborer	20	8.0
Farmer	7	2.8