Table 1: Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of study participants with culture positive pulmonary tuberculosis.
|
Characteristics |
No Pulmonary Cavity N, (%) |
Pulmonary Cavity N, (%) |
Overall N, (%) |
|
[Sociodemographic] |
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Gender |
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Female (ref) |
98 (23%) |
93 (17%) |
191 (20%) |
|
Male |
326 (77%) |
441 (83%) |
767 (80%) |
|
Age (years) |
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Mean (SD) |
52 (± 14) |
51 (± 12) |
51 (± 13) |
|
Age Categories (years) |
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< 35 years (ref) |
41 (10%) |
41 (8%) |
82 (9%) |
|
35-49 years |
156 (37%) |
217 (41%) |
373 (39%) |
|
50-64 years |
166 (39%) |
191 (36%) |
357 (37%) |
|
> 65 years |
61 (14%) |
85 (16%) |
146 (15%) |
|
Occupation |
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Worker (ref) |
86 (20%) |
57 (11%) |
143 (15%) |
|
Student |
13 (3%) |
13 (2%) |
26 (3%) |
|
Pensioner |
21 (5%) |
19 (4%) |
40 (4%) |
|
Disabled |
18 (4%) |
64 (12%) |
82 (9%) |
|
Unemployed |
284 (67%) |
376 (70%) |
660 (69%) |
|
Education Category |
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Higher (ref) |
8 (2%) |
15 (3%) |
23 (2%) |
|
Specialized sec |
69 (16%) |
64 (12%) |
133 (14%) |
|
Secondary |
256 (60%) |
310 (58%) |
566 (59%) |
|
Primary |
84 (20%) |
130 (24%) |
214 (22%) |
|
No education |
5 (1%) |
8 (1%) |
13 (1%) |
|
Homeless |
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Sheltered (ref) |
394 (93%) |
475 (89%) |
869 (91%) |
|
Homeless |
19 (4%) |
46 (9%) |
65 (7%) |
|
[Clinical] |
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Multidrug Resistance |
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No MDR (ref) |
257 (61%) |
177 (33%) |
434 (45%) |
|
MDR |
167 (39%) |
357 (67%) |
524 (55%) |
|
Rifampin Resistance |
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|
No (ref) |
389 (92%) |
386 (72%) |
775 (81%) |
|
Yes |
35 (8%) |
148 (28%) |
183 (19%) |
|
Isoniazid Resistance |
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|
No (ref) |
389 (92%) |
380 (71%) |
769 (80%) |
|
Yes |
35 (8%) |
154 (29%) |
189 (20%) |
|
Ethambutol Resistance |
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|
No (ref) |
397 (94%) |
422 (79%) |
819 (85%) |
|
Yes |
27 (6%) |
112 (21%) |
139 (15%) |
|
HIV Status |
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Negative (ref) |
396 (93%) |
500 (94%) |
896 (94%) |
|
Positive |
28 (7%) |
34 (6%) |
62 (6%) |
|
Treatment Failure |
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|
No (ref) |
300 (71%) |
227 (43%) |
527 (55%) |
|
Yes |
124 (29%) |
307 (57%) |
431 (45%) |