Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of homeless individuals with smear positive PTB prevalence, Dessie and Debre Birhan towns, Northeast Ethiopia, September 2014 to June 2015 (N = 351)
Variables | Smear positive PTB | Total N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Negative n (%) | Positive n (%) | ||
Age | |||
 15–24 | 158 (46.2) | 3 (33.3) | 161 (45.9) |
 25–34 | 138 (40.3) | 4 (44.4) | 142 (40.5) |
 35–44 | 28 (8.2) | 2 (22.3) | 30 (8.5) |
 45–60 | 18 (5.3) | 0 (0) | 18 (5.1) |
Sex | |||
 Male | 316 (92.4) | 8 (88.9) | 324 (92.3) |
 Female | 26 (7.6) | 1 (11.1) | 27 (7.7) |
Marital status | |||
 Single | 300 (87.7) | 8 (88.9) | 308 (87.8) |
 Married | 11 (3.2) | 1 (11.1) | 12 (3.4) |
 Divorced | 17 (4.9) | 0 (0) | 17 (4.8) |
 Widowed | 14 (4.1) | 0 (0) | 14 (4.0) |
Educational status | |||
 Illiterate | 158 (46.2) | 5 (55.6) | 163 (46.4) |
 Primary school | 176 (51.5) | 4 (44.4) | 180 (51.3) |
 Secondary school | 8 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 8 (2.3) |
Religion | |||
 Orthodox | 293 (85.7) | 8 (88.9) | 301 (85.8) |
 Muslim | 47 (13.7) | 1 (11.1) | 48 (13.7) |
 Protestant | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.5) |