Table 2 Health-related and substance use characteristics of the study population in Dire Dawa and Harar cities Health Institutions, Eastern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 365)
Variable | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
TB category | ||
 Pulmonary | 220 | 60.3 |
 MDR TB | 18 | 4.9 |
 Extra Pulmonary | 127 | 34.8 |
Treatment category | ||
 New | 327 | 89.6 |
 Repeated | 38 | 10.4 |
TB treatment Phase | ||
 Intensive Phase | 130 | 35.6 |
 Continuous Phase | 235 | 64.4 |
HIV status | ||
 Non- Reactive | 299 | 81.9 |
 Reactive | 66 | 18.1 |
Dual treatment for TB & HIV | ||
 No | 299 | 81.9 |
 Yes | 66 | 18.1 |
Having one or more chronic Disease | ||
 No | 259 | 71.0 |
 Yes | 106 | 29.0 |
Self-rated illness severity | ||
 Mild | 71 | 19.5 |
 Moderate | 162 | 44.4 |
 Severe | 132 | 36.2 |
Experienced TB stigma | ||
 Not experienced | 197 | 54.0 |
 experienced | 168 | 46.0 |
Family History of mental illness | ||
 No | 345 | 94.5 |
 Yes | 20 | 5.5 |
Alcohol drinking risk | ||
 Low | 349 | 95.6 |
 High | 16 | 4.4 |
Current khat chew | ||
 No | 177 | 48.5 |
 Yes | 188 | 51.5 |
Amount of khat use | ||
 Never use | 177 | 48.5 |
 One’s Monthly | 21 | 5.8 |
 One’s weekly | 65 | 17.8 |
 2 or more weekly | 76 | 20.8 |
 Almost daily | 26 | 7.1 |
Current cigarate smoker | ||
 No | 306 | 83.8 |
 Yes | 59 | 16.2 |
Amount of cigarette use | ||
 Never use | 306 | 83.8 |
 One’s Monthly | 4 | 1.1 |
 One’s weekly | 16 | 4.4 |
 2 or more weekly | 13 | 3.6 |
 Almost daily | 26 | 7.1 |