Table 2 Characteristics of TB patients attending the DOTS services
Characteristics | Type of TB n (%) | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Smear positive PTB | Smear negative PTB | EPTB | Total n (%) |
 Male | 120 (50.63) | 39 (16.45) | 78 (32.91) | 237 (46.01) |
 Female | 132 (47.47) | 43 (15.46) | 103 (37.05) | 278 (53.98) |
Age | ||||
 0–20 | 74 (40.00) | 39 (21.01) | 72 (38.91) | 185 (35.92) |
 21–40 | 100 (52.91) | 23 (12.16) | 66 (34.92) | 189 (36.69) |
 41–60 | 46 (56.09) | 8 (9.15) | 28 (34.14) | 82 (15.92) |
 ≥ 61 | 32 (54.23) | 12 (20.33) | 15 (25.42) | 59 (11.45) |
TB patient category | ||||
 New | 234 (47.46) | 79 (16.02) | 180 (36.51) | 493 (95.72) |
 Relapse | 8 (80.03) | 2 (20.00) | 0 (0.00) | 10 (1.94) |
 Other | 10 (83.33) | 1 (8.33) | 1 (8.33) | 12 (2.33) |
Treatment category | ||||
 Category-I | 243 (48.31) | 79 (15.70) | 181 (36.51) | 503 (97.66) |
 Category-II | 9 (75.00) | 3 (25.00) | 0 (0.00) | 12 (2.33) |
Treatment year | ||||
 2011 | 50 (43.10) | 26 (22.41) | 40 (34.48) | 116 (22.52) |
 2012 | 59 (50.00) | 17 (14.40) | 42 (35.59) | 118 (22.91) |
 2013 | 64 (53.33) | 19 (15.83) | 37 (30.83) | 120 (23.3 0) |
 2014 | 79 (49.11) | 20 (12.42) | 62 (38.5) | 161 (31.26) |
 Total | 252 (48.93) | 82 (15.92) | 181 (35.14) | 515 |