Table 2 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of TB patients (N = 491)
From: Treatment outcomes of childhood tuberculosis in Addis Ababa: a five-year retrospective analysis
Characteristics | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 219 | 44.6 |
Female | 272 | 55.4 |
Age groups (years) | ||
< 1 | 33 | 6.7 |
1 – 4 | 74 | 15.1 |
5 – 9 | 139 | 28.3 |
10 – 14 | 245 | 49.9 |
TB category | ||
Pulmonary (248) | ||
Smear positive | 42 | 16.9 |
Smear negative | 206 | 83.1 |
Extrapulmonary (243) | 243 | 49.5 |
Category of TB | ||
New | 454 | 92.5 |
Relapse | 5 | 1.0 |
Failure | 2 | 0.4 |
Default | 3 | 0.6 |
Transfer in | 19 | 3.9 |
Othersa | 8 | 1.6 |
HIV Status (291) | ||
Positive | 82 | 28.2 |
Negative | 209 | 71.8 |
Unknown | 200 | 40.7 |