Table 2 Patients’ characteristics, special habits and comorbidities (n = 676)
Variables | Codes | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Age groups/years | < 20 | 64 | 9.5 |
20–40 | 382 | 56.5 | |
41–60 | 169 | 25.0 | |
> 60 | 61 | 9.0 | |
Sex | Males | 503 | 74.4 |
Females | 173 | 25.6 | |
Residence | Urban | 484 | 71.6 |
Rural | 192 | 28.4 | |
Marital status | Ever Married | 414 | 61.2 |
Single | 262 | 38.8 | |
Educational Level | Illiterate + Read &Write | 242 | 35.8 |
Literate | 434 | 64.2 | |
Nationality | Egyptian | 608 | 89.9 |
Others | 68 | 10.1 | |
Working Status | Has current work | 162 | 24.0 |
No work/No official Work | 514 | 76.0 | |
Family History of TB | No | 546 | 80.8 |
Yes | 117 | 17.3 | |
Don’t know | 13 | 1.9 | |
Tobacco smoking | Non-Smoker | 256 | 37.9 |
Current Smoker | 212 | 31.4 | |
Ex-Smoker | 208 | 30.8 | |
Alcohol | No | 641 | 94.8 |
Yes | 35 | 5.2 | |
Drug abuse | No | 619 | 91.6 |
Yes | 57 | 8.4 | |
Diabetes | No | 562 | 83.1 |
Yes | 114 | 16.9 | |
Bronchial Asthma | No | 609 | 90.1 |
Yes | 67 | 9.9 | |
Liver diseases* | No | 650 | 97.2 |
Yes | 19 | 2.8 | |
HIV ** | No | 659 | 97.5 |
Yes | 4 | 0.6 | |
Type of Patient | New | 603 | 89.2 |
Retreated | 73 | 10.8 |