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Table 3 Patient and disease characteristics and TB treatment outcomes (N = 542 patients registered during the 4th Quarter of 2004)

From: Evaluation of the Rapid Scale-up of Collaborative TB/HIV Activities in TB Facilities in Rwanda, 2005-2009

Characteristic

No.

(%)

Female

211

(38.9)

Mean age in years

32.8

SD*14.2

Pulmonary TB

416

(76.8)

New patient

435

(80.3)

HIV Status

  

   Positive

122

(22.5)

   Negative

155

(28.6)

   Not documented

265

(48.9)

Treatment outcomes†

  

   Cured

198

(36.5)

   Completed

138

(25.5)

   Died

60

(11.1)

   Defaulted

15

(2.8)

   Transferred out

76

(14.0)

  1. *SD = standard deviation
  2. † Missing outcomes for 10.1% (n = 55) of patients registered