Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population (n = 2568)
Variable | Frequency |
|---|---|
Age group (in years) | |
< 14 years | 87 (3.4%) |
> 14 years | 2083 (81.1%) |
Unknown | 398 (15.5%) |
Gender | |
Male | 1317 (51.3%) |
Female | 1159 (45.1%) |
Unknown | 92 (3.6%) |
HIV status | |
Positive | 1426 (55.5%) |
Negative | 394 (15.3%) |
Unknown | 748 (29.1%) |
Smear status | |
Positive | 497 (19.3%) |
Negative | 1273 (49.6%) |
Unknown | 798 (31.1%) |
Patient residence | |
Urban/peri-urban | 1471 (57.3%) |
Rural | 1090 (42.4%) |
Other | 7 (0.3%) |
Patient Category | |
New TB cases | 917 (35.7%) |
Previously treated TB cases | 1651 (64.3%) |
DST method | |
Gene Xpert | 863 (33.6%) |
LJPM | 1705 (66.4%) |