Perceived Stigma and Associated Factors among Patient with Tuberculosis, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of TB patients on follow-up at Wolaita Sodo University Hospital, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia, 2016.

Variables		Frequency	Percent (%)
Age	18-24 years	96	21
	25-49 years	226	70
	>= 50 years	38	9
Sex	Male	241	58
	Female	176	42
Marital status	Married	182	44
	Single	199	48
	Divorced/Widowed	66	9
Education status	No formal education	78	19
	Grade 1-8	129	31
	Grade 9-12	116	28
	College and above	94	23
Duration of illness	< 6 months	25	6
	6 – 12 months	247	59
	>= 12 months	145	35
Phase of treatment	Intensive phase	270	65
	Continuation phase	147	35
Co-morbid chronic illness	HIV/AIDS	49	12
	Diabetes/Hypertension	24	6
	No co-morbid illness	344	83
Social support	Good	229	55
	Poor	188	45
Depressive symptoms	Yes	181	43
	No	236	57
Anxiety symptoms	Yes	173	41
	No	244	59
Substance (khat, cigarette & alcohol) use	Yes	30	7
	No	387	93