Table 1: Socio demographic characteristics of the respondents among pulmonary tuberculosis at Hadiya zone health facilities, SNNPR, 2017 (n = 340).

Variables Frequency Percent
Sex of the respondents
Male 173 50.9
Female 167 49.1
Age of the respondents
18-24 years 109 32.4
25-34 year 110 32
35-44 year 68 20
> = 45 years 53 15.6
Marital status
Single 108 66.2
Married 225 31.8
Divorced 7 2.1
Educational status
Unable to read and write 192 56.4
Primary school 47 13.8
High school 67 20.2
College and above 35 10.6
Religion
Protestant 210 61.9
Orthodox 105 30.9
Muslim 25 7.4
Ethnicity
Hadiya 244 71.8
Gurage 67 19.7
Amhara 12 3.5
Kembata 27 7.9
Estimated Income in ETB
0-500 ETB/month 178 52.4
501-1000 ETB/month 75 22.1
> = 1000 ETB/month 87 25.5
Occupation
Farmer 69 20.5
Merchant 99 29.5
Non employed 56 20.5
Employed 69 16.5
Housewife 34 10.1
Students 13 3.8