Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study population
Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Health center | |
Kassech | 810 (23.5) |
Mekelle | 1143 (33.2) |
Semen | 1492 (43.3) |
Age group | |
0–17 | 350 (10.2) |
18–64 | 2833 (82.2) |
65 + | 262 (7.6) |
Sex | |
Male | 1999 (58) |
Female | 1463 (42) |
TB type | |
Pulmonary positive | 617 (17.9) |
Pulmonary negative | 1357 (39.4) |
Extra-pulmonary | 1471 (42.7) |
TB history categorya | |
New | 2602 (91.8) |
After relapse | 122 (4.3) |
After failure | 12 (0.4) |
After default | 3 (0.1) |
Other | 94 (3.3) |
HIV statusb | |
Negative | 751 (75.0) |
Positive | 652 (18.8) |