Table 1 Patient characteristics of study subjects, Nigist Eleni Mohammed General Hospital, June 2009 August 2014
Variable and response category | frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 425 | 55.3 |
female | 343 | 44.7 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 353 | 46.0 |
rural | 415 | 54.0 |
Age | ||
< 14 | 103 | 13.4 |
15-24 | 194 | 25.3 |
25-34 | 208 | 27.1 |
35-44 | 127 | 16.5 |
45-54 | 70 | 9.1 |
55-64 | 40 | 5.1 |
> 65 | 26 | 3.4 |
Tb type | ||
Smear positive | 154 | 20.1 |
Smear negative | 497 | 64.7 |
Extra pulmonary TB | 117 | 15.2 |
TB category | ||
Pulmonary TB | 651 | 84.8 |
Extra pulmonary TB | 117 | 15.2 |
Treatment category | ||
New | 724 | 94.3 |
Previously treated | 47 | 6.1 |
HIV status | ||
Positive | 126 | 16.3 |
Negative | 642 | 83.6 |