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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of adult patients with lower respiratory tract infection at HUCSH, 2019

From: Bacterial profile and drug susceptibility among adult patients with community acquired lower respiratory tract infection at tertiary hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percent (%)

Cigarette smoking

Smoker

33

8.1

No smoker

373

91.9

Alcohol drinking

Yes

55

13.5

No

351

86.5

Crowded living condition

Yes

52

12.8

No

354

87.2

History of the previous TB

Yes

26

6.4

No

380

93.6

Heart disease

Yes

34

8.4

No

372

91.6

Previous HIV screening

Positive

26

6.4

Negative

167

42.1

Unscreened

213

52.5