Table 2 Tuberculosis disease-related conditions in each category (case/control) in Addis Ababa, 2011
Characteristics | Cases | Controls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 134) | (n = 134) | |||
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
No. of pulmonary TB episodes | ||||
One | 29 | 21.6 | 119 | 88.8 |
Two | 66 | 49.3 | 14 | 10.5 |
Three | 30 | 22.4 | 0 | 0 |
Four or more | 9 | 6.7 | 1 | 0.75 |
HIV status | ||||
Negative | 116 | 86.6 | 94 | 70.2 |
Positive | 18 | 13.4 | 40 | 29.9 |
Ever lived with MDR-TB patient | ||||
No | 122 | 91.0 | 134 | 100 |
Yes | 12 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
Site of TB infection during first episode | ||||
Pulmonary | 130 | 97 | 90 | 67.2 |
Extrapulmonary | 4 | 3.0 | 44 | 32.8 |
Smear-positive during first anti-TB treatment | ||||
No | 11 | 8.2 | 82 | 61.2 |
Yes | 123 | 91.8 | 52 | 38.8 |
Ever counseled by health worker | ||||
No | 44 | 32.8 | 1 | 0.75 |
Yes | 90 | 67.2 | 133 | 99.25 |
Presence of other disease | ||||
No | 111 | 82.8 | 115 | 85.5 |
Yes | 23 | 17.2 | 19 | 14.2 |
Ever smoked cigarettes | ||||
No | 125 | 93.3 | 115 | 85.8 |
Yes | 9 | 6.7 | 19 | 14.2 |
Perception about the care provided | ||||
Very good | 5 | 3.7 | 87 | 64.9 |
Good | 13 | 9.7 | 36 | 26.9 |
Satisfactory | 77 | 55.5 | 8 | 6.0 |
Poor | 39 | 29.1 | 3 | 2.2 |
Weight measured by health worker before starting treatment | ||||
No | 3 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
Yes | 120 | 89.6 | 134 | 100 |
Doesn’t remember | 11 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 |