Table 1 Some patient characteristics, Arba Minch Hospital, 2006 (n = 190)
From: Acceptability of HIV counselling and testing among tuberculosis patients in south Ethiopia
Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Men | 98 | 51.6 |
Women | 92 | 48.4 |
Age (years) | ||
15–24 | 57 | 30.0 |
25–34 | 65 | 34.2 |
35–44 | 46 | 24.2 |
45+ | 22 | 11.6 |
Employment status | ||
Unemployed | 104 | 54.7 |
Employed | 86 | 45.3 |
Area of residence | ||
Rural | 102 | 53.7 |
Urban | 88 | 46.3 |
Education | ||
Illiterate | 99 | 52.1 |
Primary education | 53 | 27.9 |
Secondary and above | 38 | 20.0 |
TB diagnosis | ||
PTB+ | 78 | 41.1 |
EPTB | 68 | 35.8 |
PTB- | 44 | 23.2 |
Phase of treatment | ||
Intensive | 102 | 53.7 |
Continuation | 88 | 46.3 |