Table 1 The demographic and clinical characteristics of TB suspected patients
Variable | Number | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 38 | 48.7 |
Female | 40 | 51.3 | |
13–25 | 21 | 26.9 | |
Age | 26–35 | 22 | 28.2 |
≥35 | 35 | 44.9 | |
Residence | Urban | 33 | 42.3 |
Rural | 45 | 57.7 | |
Single | 26 | 33.3 | |
Marital status | Married | 44 | 56.4 |
Divorced | 8 | 10.3 | |
Illiterate | 47 | 60.3 | |
Educational status | Primary | 13 | 16.7 |
Secondary and above | 18 | 20.1 | |
Weight loss | Yes | 44 | 56.4 |
No | 34 | 43.6 | |
Night sweating | Yes | 74 | 94.9 |
No | 4 | 5.1 | |
Pulmonary infiltrate | Yes | 53 | 67.9 |
No | 25 | 32.1 | |
Cavity | Yes | 13 | 16.7 |
No | 65 | 83.3 | |