Table 2 General demographic and clinical findings of civilian and armed force patients in AFRTH
Variables | Total cases (n = 381) | Civilian (n = 130) | Armed force members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Pension | |||||||
|  |  | (n = 216) | (n = 35) | |||||
No | % | No | % | No | % | No | % | |
Sex | ||||||||
 Female | 108 | 28.3 | 63 | 48.5 | 42 | 19.4 | 4 | 11.4 |
 Male | 273 | 71.7 | 67 | 51.5 | 174 | 80.6 | 31 | 88.6 |
Age (year) | ||||||||
 18–44 | 288 | 75.6 | 96 | 73.8 | 192 | 88.9 | 0 | 0 |
 ≥ 45 | 93 | 24.4 | 34 | 26.2 | 24 | 11.1 | 35 | 100 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||||||
  < 18.5 | 39 | 10.2 | 15 | 11.5 | 22 | 10.2 | 2 | 5.7 |
 18.5–25 | 217 | 57.0 | 67 | 51.5 | 129 | 59.7 | 21 | 60.0 |
  > 25 | 125 | 32.8 | 48 | 37.0 | 65 | 30.1 | 12 | 34.3 |
History of TB contact | ||||||||
 Yes | 26 | 6.8 | 6 | 4.6 | 15 | 6.9 | 5 | 14.3 |
 No | 355 | 93.2 | 124 | 95.4 | 201 | 93.1 | 30 | 85.7 |
Culture growth on LJ media | ||||||||
 Positive | 297 | 77.9 | 93 | 71.5 | 170 | 78.7 | 34 | 97.1 |
 Negative | 84 | 22.1 | 37 | 28.5 | 46 | 21.3 | 1 | 2.9 |
Microscopic smear observation | ||||||||
 Positive | 252 | 66.1 | 90 | 69.2 | 139 | 64.4 | 23 | 65.7 |
 Negative | 129 | 33.9 | 40 | 30.8 | 77 | 35.6 | 12 | 34.3 |
Drug susceptibility testing | ||||||||
 MDR-TB | 7 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.9 | 3 | 8.6 |
 Non-MDR-TB | 374 | 98.2 | 128 | 98.5 | 214 | 99.1 | 32 | 91.4 |
TB-patient categories at start | ||||||||
 New | 355 | 93.2 | 126 | 97.0 | 203 | 94.0 | 26 | 74.2 |
 Relapse | 6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.5 | 7 | 3.2 | 7 | 20.0 |
 Failure | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Return after default | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 2.9 |
 Others | 17 | 4.3 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.8 | 1 | 2.9 |
TB-treatment outcome | ||||||||
 Complete | 216 | 56.7 | 69 | 53.1 | 121 | 56.0 | 26 | 74.3 |
 Cure | 48 | 12.6 | 5 | 3.8 | 41 | 19.0 | 2 | 5.7 |
 Dead | 13 | 3.4 | 2 | 1.5 | 11 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
 Failure | 7 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 14.3 |
 Transfer out | 97 | 25.5 | 53 | 40.8 | 42 | 19.4 | 2 | 5.7 |
HIV result | ||||||||
 Positive | 34 | 8.9 | 9 | 6.9 | 15 | 7.0 | 10 | 28.6 |
 Negative | 321 | 84.3 | 105 | 80.8 | 191 | 88.4 | 25 | 71.4 |
 Not tested | 26 | 6.8 | 16 | 12.3 | 10 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
Antiretroviral therapy status | ||||||||
 ART started | 28 | 7.4 | 8 | 6.1 | 12 | 5.6 | 8 | 22.9 |
 ART not started | 6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.4 | 2 | 5.7 |
 HIV negative | 321 | 84.2 | 105 | 80.8 | 191 | 88.4 | 25 | 71.4 |
 HIV not tested | 26 | 6.8 | 16 | 12.3 | 10 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |