Table 1 Demographic characteristics and risk factors among TB patients
Characteristics | Percent | Number of cases |
|---|---|---|
Name of the State | ||
Karnataka | 66.4 | 3153 |
Telangana | 33.6 | 1596 |
Sex | ||
Female | 37.8 | 1797 |
Male | 62.2 | 2952 |
Initial weighta | ||
Below median value | 22.8 | 1081 |
Median value or above | 60 | 2850 |
Unknown | 17.2 | 818 |
Religion | ||
Hindu | 70.0 | 3326 |
Muslim | 26.3 | 1249 |
Others | 3.7 | 174 |
Education status | ||
< 5 Standard | 44.8 | 2126 |
5–10 Standard | 33.9 | 1612 |
Above 10 Standard | 21.3 | 1011 |
Marital Status | ||
Single | 22.0 | 1046 |
Married | 72.5 | 3443 |
Marriage dissolved | 5.1 | 240 |
Not known | 0.4 | 20 |
Type of TB | ||
Extra Pulmonary TB | 24.4 | 1158 |
Pulmonary TB | 75.6 | 3591 |
Age | ||
Below 60 | 88.0 | 4178 |
60 and above | 12.0 | 571 |
Previously treated for TB | ||
No | 84.0 | 3989 |
Yes | 16.0 | 760 |
DR TB | ||
No | 97.1 | 4611 |
Yes | 2.9 | 138 |
Drink alcohol | ||
No | 87.1 | 4135 |
Yes | 12.9 | 614 |
Living alone | ||
No | 96.1 | 4565 |
Yes | 3.9 | 184 |
HIV | ||
Negative | 98.2 | 4662 |
Positive | 1.8 | 87 |
Diabetes | ||
No | 95.1 | 4518 |
Yes | 4.9 | 231 |
Number of risks presentb | ||
No risk | 58.9 | 2797 |
Only one risk present | 30.0 | 1424 |
More than one risk present | 11.1 | 528 |
Total percent | 100 | 4749 |