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Table 1 Socio-demographic and access characteristics of respondents

From: Delays in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients seeking care at a regional referral hospital, Uganda: a cross sectional study

Characteristic

No. patients (%)

Age, mean

32

Sex

 Male

61 (45.5)

 Female

73 (54.5)

Highest education level attained

 University or higher

8 (6.0)

 Primary/middle/secondary

115 (85.8)

 Illiterate

11 (8.2)

Occupation

 Technical/professional

20 (14.9)

 Peasant

69 (51.5)

 Student

29 (21.6)

 Unemployed

16 (12.0)

Marital status

 Married

40 (29.9)

 Single

52 (38.8)

 Divorced/separated

34 (25.4)

 Widowed

8 (5.9)

History of smoking

 Never

98 (73.1)

 Current smoker

1 (0.8)

 Quit smoking

35 (26.1)

Number of household members

 1

10 (7.6)

 > 1

124 (92.4)

Residence

 Urban

58 (43.3)

 Peri-urban

46 (34.3)

 Rural

30 (22.4)

 Homeless/displaced

0 (0)