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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants at MDR-TB treatment follow-up at St.Peter’s specialized hospital and ALERT center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

From: Nephrotoxicity and ototoxic symptoms of injectable second-line anti-tubercular drugs among patients treated for MDR-TB in Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

Sociodemographic characteristics

N (%)

Facility Name

St. Peter’s Hospital

596 (64.0)

ALERT Center

279 (30.0)

Patient Visit

Inpatient

712 (76.5)

Outpatient

162 (17.4)

Sex

Male

473 (54.2)

Female

400 (45.8)

Body weight (kg)

Mean (SD)

48.1 (10.3)

Age (years)

2–17

47 (5.5)

18–75

819 (94.5)

Pregnancy

Yes

21 (2.3)

Education

No formal education

82 (8.8)

Primary (from 1 to 6)

157 (16.9)

Secondary (from 7 to 12)

405 (43.5)

Tertiary (certificate and above)

198 (21.3)

Unknown

37 (4.0)

Alcohol

Yes

81 (8.7)

No

695 (74.7)

Not documented

103 (11.1)

Alcohol frequency

Once a week

20 (2.1)

Two times a week

14 (1.5)

Three times a week

3 (0.3)

Four times a week

1 (0.1)

More frequently

16 (1.7)

Other frequency

13 (1.4)

Smoke

Yes

47 (5.0)

No

751 (80.7)

Unknown

81 (8.7)