Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of tuberculosis patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (N = 1876)
Variables | Total TB patients | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 1107 | 59 |
Females | 769 | 41 |
Age group | ||
0–5 | 30 | 1.6 |
6–10 | 13 | 0.7 |
11–15 | 58 | 3.1 |
16–30 | 863 | 46 |
31–45 | 584 | 31.1 |
46–60 | 250 | 13.3 |
> 61 | 78 | 4.2 |
History TB treatment | ||
Relapse | 193 | 10.3 |
Failure | 17 | 0.91 |
Lost to follow up | 9 | 0.5 |
New cases | 1657 | 88.3 |
HIV status | ||
Positive | 117 | 6.7 |
Negative | 77 | 4.1 |
Unknown | 1682 | 89.7 |