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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of bacteriological confirmed pulmonary DR-TB patients (N = 520)

From: Sputum smear grading and associated factors among bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia

Variables

Categories

Frequency (percent)

Smear grading of DR-TB

   

0

1–9

1+

2+

3+

Functional status

Working

183 (35.33)

33

29

37

23

61

Ambulatory

247 (47.68)

33

42

52

40

80

Bedridden

88 (16.99)

19

7

6

18

38

Anatomical site of tuberculosis

Pulmonary

500 (96.15)

80

77

93

78

172

Disseminated

20 (3.85)

5

2

2

4

7

Comorbid disease

Yes

78 (15.00)

10

12

10

16

30

No

442 (85.00)

75

67

85

66

149

HIVa co-infection

Yes

144 (27.75)

27

23

17

16

61

No

375 (72.25)

58

56

77

66

118

Body mass index Kg/M2

< 16

217 (42.14)

42

32

32

31

80

16–18.49

171 (33.20)

17

22

37

33

62

> = 18.5

127 (24.66)

24

25

24

17

37

Number of TB treatment history

< 2

249 (47.88)

51

44

42

33

79

> = 2

271 (52.12)

34

35

53

49

100

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