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Table 1 Socio-demographic data characteristics of the participants

From: Predictor of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in southwestern part of Ethiopia: a case control study

Variables

Cases (n = 59)

No. (%)

Controls (n = 73)

No. (%)

Total (n = 132)

No. (%)

Sex

 Male

36 (61)

35 (48)

71 (53.8)

 Female

23 (39)

38 (52)

61 (46.2)

Age

 5–14

5 (8.5)

5 (6.8)

10 (7.6)

 15–24

17 (28.8)

20 (27.4)

37 (28)

 25–34

20 (33.9)

29 (39.7)

49 (37.1)

 35–44

11 (18.7)

10 (13.7)

21 (15.9)

 > 45

6 (10)

9 (12.5)

15 (11.4)

Religion

 Muslim

40 (67.8)

53 (72.6)

93 (70.4)

 Orthodox

9 (15.2)

18 (24.7)

27 (20.4)

 Protestant

7 (11.9)

0 (0)

7 (5.3)

 Catholic

3 (5.1)

2 (2.7)

5 (3.8)

Residence

 Rural

25 (42)

44 (60)

69 (52.3)

 Urban

34 (58)

29 (40)

63 (47.7)

Marital status

 Married

35 (59)

44 (60.2)

79 (59.8)

 Single

19 (32)

17 (23.3)

36 (27.3)

 Divorced

4 (6.78)

6 (8.2)

10 (7.6)

 Widowed

1 (1.7)

6 (8.2)

7 (5.3)

Monthly income (Eth. Birr)

 < 500

34 (57.6)

45 (61.6)

79 (59.8)

 501–1000

13 (32.2)

18 (24.6)

31 (23.5)

 1001–1500

6 (10.2)

2 (2.7)

8 (6.1)

 > 1500

6 (10.2)

8 (10.9)

14 (10.6)

Educational status

 Tertiary

2 (3.9)

6 (8.2)

8 (6.1)

 Secondary

8 (13.5)

8 (10.9)

16 (12.1)

 Primary

26 (44)

30 (41)

56 (42.4)

 Illiterate

23 (39)

29 (39.7)

52 (39.4)

Means of transportation

 On foot

37 (63)

60 (82)

97 (73.5)

 Public transport

22 (37)

13 (18)

35 (26.5)

Occupational status

 Gov’t employee

5 (8.5)

7 (10)

12 (9.1)

 Farmers

21 (35.5)

25 (34)

46 (34.8)

 House wife

5 (8.5)

14 (19)

19 (14.4)

 Merchant

8 (13.5)

6 (8.2)

14 (10.6)

 Student

5 (8.5)

9 (12)

14 (10.6)

 Daily laborer

9 (15)

8 (11)

17 (12.9)

 Others*

6 (10)

4 (5)

10 (7.6)

  1. * Drivers, NGO worker, unemployed