Table 1

Characteristics of the 104 patients with a diagnosis of tuberculosis

n
 %
Gender
     Male
 39
 37.5
     Female
 65
 62.5
First language

     Xhosa
 90
 86.5
     Afrikaans
 6
 5.8
     Other
 8
 7.7
Marital status

     Single
 67
 64.4
     Married
 15
 14.4
     Living together
 18
 17.3
     Widowed
 4
 3.8
Dependents*

     Nil
 19
 18.6
     1
 26
 25.5
     2
 23
 22.5
     3
 15
 14.7
     ≥4
 19
 18.6
Employment status

     Unemployed
 65
 62.5
     Employed
 23
 22.1
     Grant
 10
 9.6
     Casual work
 2
 1.9
     Student
 2
 1.9
     Pensioner
 2
 1.9
Formal education**

     None
 5
 4.9
     Primary
 22
 21.4
     Secondary
 74
 71.8
     Studied after school
 2
 1.9

*Data for 2 patients were missing

**Data for 1 patient were missing

Meintjes et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:72   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-72