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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study population in relation to patients' area of residence (conflict vs non-conflict zones)

From: Armed conflicts have an impact on the spread of tuberculosis: the case of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia

Characteristics

From conflict zones

From non-conflict zones

 

No

%

No

%

Sex

    

Female

24

44.4

78

45.3

Male

30

55.6

94

54.7

Age

    

≤ 25

17

31.5

70

40.7

26-45

24

44.4

80

46.5

≥ 46

13

24.1

22

12.8

Education

    

Illiterate

49

90.7

151

87.8

Literate

5

9.3

21

12.2

Marital status

    

Married

35

64.8

94

54.7

Single

14

25.9

65

37.8

Widowed/Divorced

5

9.3

13

7.6

Form of TB

    

Pulmonary

36

66.7

139

80.8

Extra-pulmonary

18

33.3

33

19.2