Determinants of Undernutrition among Adult Tuberculosis Patients Receiving Treatment in Public Health Institutions in Shashemane Town, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of TB patients in government health institutions of Shashemane, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 368).

Variable		Frequency	Percent
Age in years	18–26	85	23.5
	27–35	59	16
	36–44	99	26.5
	>45	125	34
Sex	Male	200	54.3
	Female	168	45.7
Marital status	Married	245	66.6
	Single	113	30.7
	Widowed	5	1.4
	Separated	5	1.4
Family size	<4	126	34.2
	≥4	242	65.8
Religion	Orthodox Christian	147	39.9
	Protestant	78	21.2
	Catholic	21	5.7
	Traditional	2	0.5
	Muslim	120	32.6
Residence	Urban	188	51.1
	Rural	180	48.9
Occupational status	Farmer	142	38.6
	Merchant	85	23.1
	Daily labourer	38	10.3
	Government employer	33	9
	Housewife	32	8.7
	Student	38	10.2
Ethnicity	Oromo	254	69
	Amhara	74	20.1
	Tigrai	26	7.1
	Woliyta	10	2.7
	Other	4	1.1
Educational status have no formal education		103	28
	Can read and write	121	32.9
	Primary school	76	20.7
	Secondary school	58	15.8
	Above secondary school	10	2.7
Average household income per month
<800		163	44.3
801–1500		163	44.3
>1500		42	11.4

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