Assessment of Anti-TB Drug Nonadherence and Associated Factors among TB Patients Attending TB Clinics in Arba Minch Governmental Health Institutions, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the TB patients that attended TB clinics at governmental health institutions of Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia, 2017 .

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Age
15–24	65	24
25–34	142	52.4
35–44	30	11
>=45	34	12.6
Sex
Male	158	58.3
Female	113	41.7
Marital status
Married	190	70.1
Single	50	18.5
Divorced	21	7.7
Widowed	10	3.7
Religion
Protestant	170	62.7
Orthodox	90	33.2
Muslim	11	4.1
Ethnicity
Gamo	176	64.9
Wolaita	80	29.5
Gofa	15	5.5
Educational status
Cannot read and write	25	9.2
Can read and write	62	22.9
Grades 1–6	75	27.7
Grades 7–12	82	30.3
Diploma and above	27	10.0
Occupational status
Employee	57	21
Self-employed	183	67.5
No job	31	11.4
Monthly income
<501 birr	102	37.6
>=501 birr	169	62.4