Determinants of Weight Gain among Adult Tuberculosis Patients during Intensive Phase in Debre Markos Town Public Health Facilities, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020: Unmatched Case-Control Study

Table 2

Sociodemographic factors of study participants during an intensive phase in Debre Markos town public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 ( cases and 118 controls).

Factors	Category	Case	Control	Total
		(%)	(%)	(%)
Sex of patient	Male	55 (46.6)	63 (53.4)	118 (50.0)
	Female	63 (53.4)	55 (46.6)	118 (50.0)
Age of patient (years)	18-40 years	93 (78.8)	88 (74.6)	181 (76.7)
	41-60 years	20 (16.9)	18 (15.3)	38 (16.1)
	≥61 years	5 (4.2)	12 (10.2)	17 (7.2)
Marital status of parents	Married	42 (35.6)	31 (26.3)	73 (30.9)
	Single	43 (36.4)	48 (40.7))	91 (38.6)
	Divorced	31 (26.3)	31 (26.3)	62 (26.3)
	Widowed	2 (1.7)	8 (6.8)	10 (4.2)
Ethnicity	Amhara	115 (97.5)	109 (92.4)	224 (94.9)
	Others	3 (2.4)	9 (7.6)	12 (5.1)
Educational level	<primary education	27 (22.8)	33 (28)	60 (25.4)
	Primary education	39 (33.1)	44 (37.3)	83 (35.2)
	≥secondary education	52 (44.1)	41 (34.7)	93 (39.4)
Occupation	Farmer	1 (0.8)	14(11.9)	15(6.4)
	Housewife	4(3.4)	4(3.4)	8(3.4)
	Civil servant	40(33.9)	35(29.7)	75(31.8)
	Merchant	42(35.6)	42(35.6)	84(35.6)
	Daily laborer	31(26.3)	23(19.5)	54(22.9)
Religion	Orthodox	118 (100)	98 (83.1)	216 (91.5)
	Others	0 (0)	20 (16.9)	20 (8.5)
Residence	Urban	116 (98.3)	80 (67.8)	196 (83.1)
	Rural	2 (1.7)	38 (32.2)	40 (16.9)