Table 1.
TB patients' characteristics by study hospitals 2006-2007 (n = 2270)
| Variable | ALL | BBH† | MBH | BRH | NJH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 468 (20.6) | 564 (24.8) | 1063 (46.8) | 175 (7.7) | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 1163 (51.2) | 255 (54.5) | 315 (55.9) | 509 (47.9) | 84 (48.0) |
| Female | 1107 (48.8) | 213 (45.5) | 249 (44.1) | 554 (52.1) | 91 (52.0) |
| Age Group (years) | |||||
| 0-14 | 98 (4.3) | 20 (4.3) | 29 (5.1) | 44 (4.1) | 5 (2.9) |
| 15-29 | 772 (34.0) | 164 (35.0) | 197 (34.9) | 343 (32.3) | 68 (38.9) |
| 30-44 | 971 (42.8) | 193 (41.2) | 232 (41.1) | 464 (43.7) | 82 (46.9) |
| 45-59 | 308 (13.6) | 61 (13.0) | 75 (13.3) | 158 (14.9) | 14 (8.0) |
| ≥ 60 | 121 (5.3) | 30 (6.4) | 31 (5.5) | 54 (5.1) | 6 (3.4) |
| Residence | |||||
| Rural | 1180 (52.0) | 404 (86.3) | 302 (53.5) | 323 (30.4) | 151 (86.3) |
| Urban | 1090 (48.0) | 64 (13.7) | 262 (46.5) | 740 (69.6) | 24 (13.7) |
| TB Type | |||||
| SPPTB | 1369 (60.3) | 361 (77.1) | 330 (58.5) | 582 (54.8) | 96 (54.9) |
| SNPTB | 534 (23.5) | 38 (8.1) | 130 (23.0) | 290 (27.3) | 76 (43.4) |
| EPTB | 367 (16.2) | 69 (14.7) | 104 (18.4) | 191 (18.0) | 3 (1.7) |
| TB Category | |||||
| New | 2081 (91.7) | 458 (97.9) | 543 (96.3) | 920 (86.5) | 160 (91.4) |
| Others* | 189 (8.3) | 10 (2.1) | 21 (3.7) | 143 (13.5) | 15 (8.6) |
| Treatment Outcome | |||||
| Treatment Success¶ | 1602 (70.6) | 354 (75.7) | 385 (68.2) | 751 (70.7) | 112 (64.0) |
| Cured | 855 (37.7) | 240 (51.3) | 161 (28.5) | 406 (38.2) | 48 (27.4) |
| Completed treatment | 747 (32.9) | 114 (24.4) | 224 (39.7) | 345 (32.5) | 64 (36.6) |
| Died | 297 (13.1) | 70 (15.0) | 60 (10.6) | 136 (12.8) | 31 (17.7) |
| Treatment failure | 13 (0.6) | 5 (1.1) | 5 (0.9) | 3 (0.3) | 0 (0) |
| Treatment default | 111 (4.9) | 21 (4.5) | 31 (5.5) | 40 (3.8) | 19 (10.9) |
| Transferred out | 247 (10.9) | 18 (3.8) | 83 (14.7) | 133 (12.5) | 13 (7.4) |
† BBH (Banso Baptist Hospital), MBH (Mbingo Baptist Hospital), BRH (Bamenda Regional Hospital), NJH (Njinikom Hospital)
*Others - Includes treatment failure, treatment default, transferred in from another facility and relapse cases
¶ Treatment Success = Cured + Completed treatment