Contact Screening and Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Initiation for Under-Five Children among Pulmonary Tuberculosis-Positive Patients in Bahir Dar Special Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and related profile of PTB+ patients in Bahir Dar special zone, northwest Ethiopia, March 2016 ().

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Age in years	<20	36	14.1
	20-29	89	34.9
	30-39	84	32.9
	40-49	32	12.5
	>49	14	5.5
Sex	Male	131	51.4
	Female	124	48.6
Religion	Christian	239	93.7
	Muslim	16	6.3
Residence	Urban	168	65.9
	Rural	87	34.1
Marital status	Married	134	52.5
	Unmarried	101	39.6
	Divorced	7	2.7
	Widowed	13	5.1
Educational status	No formal education	75	29.4
	Primary school educated	100	39.2
	Secondary school educated	71	27.8
	College/university educated	9	3.5
Occupation	Farmer	50	19.6
	Merchant	41	16.1
	Student	36	14.1
	Housewife	32	12.5
	Daily laborer	27	10.6
	Government employee	20	7.8
	No work	26	10.2
	Driver	23	9
Household income	<500 eth birr	106	41.6
	500-1000 eth birr	83	32.5
	>1,000 eth birr	66	25.9
Relationship of the index cases with contacts	Parents	153	60
	Siblings	102	40