Time Interval for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Related Expenditure in Selected Health Centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics ().

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Sex
Male	145	55.8
Female	115	44.2
Age category (years)
≤25	112	43.1
26–45	121	46.5
>45	27	10.4
Marital status
Unmarried	135	51.9
Married	98	35.7
Divorced	18	6.9
Widowed	9	3.5
Educational status
Illiterate	41	15.8
Read and write	21	8.1
Up to elementary	86	33.1
Secondary school	83	31.9
College or more	29	11.2
Occupation
Employed/merchants/wage	184	67.7
Unemployed	76	32.3
Size of the family
<4	138	53.1
4–6	70	26.9
>6	52	20.0
Average household monthly income (ETB)
<1000 birrs	77	29.6
1000–2000 birrs	73	28.1
>2000 birrs	110	42.3

Median age 27 years (range 22–35), and the mean age was 30 years (standard deviation ± 11.27).