Characteristics Frequency Percent Sex       Male 137 59.6   Female 93 40.4 Age (Years)         18 – 30 128 55.7     31 – 40 51 22.2     41 – 50 31 13.5     >50 20 8.7 Educational status        Literate 128 55.7    Illitrate 102 44.3 Residence        Urban 97 42.2    Rural 133 57.8 Category        New 165 71.7    Re-treated cases 65 28.3 Overall 230 100.0

Table 1: Characteristics of study participants (n=230), Eastern Amhara region, Ethiopia, September 2010 - June 2011.