Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants (n = 100)
Characteristics | Number | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
< 14 | 5 | 5% |
15–24 | 29 | 29% |
25–34 | 35 | 35% |
35–44 | 17 | 17% |
45–54 | 6 | 6% |
55–64 | 4 | 4% |
> 64 | 2 | 2% |
Missed | 2 | 2% |
Total | 100 | 100% |
Sex | ||
Male | 55 | 55% |
Female | 45 | 45% |
Total | 100 | 100% |
Treatment history | ||
New | 50 | 55.6% |
Relapse | 29 | 32.2% |
Failure | 7 | 7.8% |
A loss to follow up | 4 | 4.4% |
Total | 90 | 100.0% |
Specimen type | ||
Sputum | 62 | 62.0% |
Extrapulmonary | 38 | 38.0% |
Total | 100 | 100.0% |
Extrapulmonary samples | ||
Lymph node | 19 | 50.0% |
Pleural fluid | 5 | 13.2% |
Pus | 4 | 10.5% |
Abscess | 4 | 10.5% |
Ascetic fluid | 3 | 8.0% |
Unspecified body fluid | 2 | 5.2% |
BAL | 1 | 2.6% |
Total | 38 | 100.0% |