Delay for Tuberculosis Treatment and Its Predictors among Adult Tuberculosis Patients at Debremarkos Town Public Health Facilities, North West Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of tuberculosis patients attending DOTS clinic.

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Sex	Male	144	48
	Female	156	52
Age	≤20	24	8
	21-39	187	62.3
	≥40	89	29.7
Religion	Orthodox	284	94.7
	Muslim	13	4.3
	Other catholic	3	1
Residence	Rural	118	39.3
	Urban	182	60.7
Marital status	Unmarried	136	45.3
	Married	164	54.7
Educational status	No education	99	33
	Read and write only	30	10
	Primary school	30	10
	2ndry school and above	141	47
Occupation	Unemployed	56	18.7
	Self-employed	92	30
	Government employed	48	16.0
	Private employed	33	11.0
	Housewife	71	23.3
Income	≤500	88	29.3
	501-1500	136	45.3
	≥1501	76	25.3
Distance from the nearest health center	1-5 km	115	38.3
	6-10 km	120	40.0
	11-20 km	62	20.7
	≥21 km	3	1.0