Table 1 General characteristics of pulmonary Tuberculosis patients (n = 129) in pastoralist community in Bale Zone, April 2011

Age (years)

15 – 25

48

37. 2

26 – 35

38

29.5

36 – 45

21

16.3

> 45

22

17.1

Sex

Male

73

56.6

Female

56

43.4

Place of residence

Rural

97

75.2

Urban

32

24.8

Marital Status

Single

31

24.0

Married

89

69.0

Divorced/separated

4

3.1

Widowed

5

3.9

Religion

Orthodox Christian

11

8.5

Muslim

117

90.7

Catholic

1

0.8

Ethnicity

Oromo

97

75.2

Amara

8

6.2

Somale

24

18.6

Education

Illiterate

95

73.6

Read and write

8

6.2

Primary (1–4)

16

12.4

Junior (5–8)

3

2.3

Secondary (9–12)

6

4.7

12+

1

0.8

Family size

1 to 3 person

11

8.50

4 to 6 person

55

42.60

> 6 persons

63

48.80

Distance from health facility

≤10 Km

37

28.6

>10 Km

92

71.4