Factors Associated with Treatment Delay among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Public and Private Health Facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of pulmonary TB patients, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2012.

Variables	(%)
Sex
Male	237 (55.7)
Female	188 (44.2)
Age in years
15–24	119 (28)
25–34	132 (31)
35–44	88 (21)
45–54	49 (11.4)
55–64	22 (5.2)
65+	15 (3.5)
Educational status
Unable to read and write	29 (6.8)
Able to read and write	39 (9.2)
Elementary (1–8)	185 (43.5)
Secondary (9–12)	104 (24.5)
Above secondary	68 (16)
Marital status
Single	188 (44.3)
Married	176 (41.5)
Divorced	28 (6.6)
Widowed	33 (7.8)
Occupational status
Employed	190 (44.7)
Unemployed	122 (28.7)
Housewife	42 (9.9)
Student	29 (6.8)
Merchant	34 (8)
Farmer	8 (1.87)
Religion
Christian	320 (75.2)
Muslim	104 (24.4)
Family income
<15	126 (29.6)
15–45 USD	210 (49.4)
>45 USD	89 (20.9)

USD = 18.22 ETB.