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. 2010 Jul 16;10:210. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-210

Table 1.

General characteristics of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Dar es Salaam

Characteristic HIV Positive N = 168
% (n)
HIV Negative N = 330
% (n)
p-value
HIV result s 33.7 (168) 66.3 (330)
Sex
Male 64.9 (109) 71.5 (236) 0.13
Female 35.1 (59) 28.5 (94)
Mean ± SD age in years 35.7 ± 9.5 30.1 ± 10.2 0.001
Age groups(years)
15-35 53.0 (89) 77.6 (256) <0.001
>35 47.0 (79) 22.4 (74)
Age group(years)
15-25 11.9(20) 37.6 (124) <0.001
26-35 41.1 (69) 40.0 (132)
36-45 33.3 (56) 15.5 (51)
>45 13.7 (23) 7.0(23)
Education
No education 25.0 (42) 24.2 (80) 0.85
Have education 75.0 (126) 75.8 (250)
Education level
No formal education 8.9(15) 7.6(26) 0.92
Primary education 76.2 (128) 76.7 (253)
Secondary education and above 14.9 (25) 15.5 (51)
Occupation
Unemployed 27.4 (46) 27.0 (89) 0.79
Employed 15.5 (26) 17.9 (59)
Self employed 57.1 (96) 55.2 (182)
Marital status
Single 33.3 (56) 51.5 (170) 0.01
Married 41.1 (69) 38.8 (128) 0.012
Cohabiting 3.0(5) 3.3(11) 0.049
Separate/Divorce 14.9 (25) 4.2(14) 0.95
Widowed 7.7(13) 2.1(7) 0.19
BCG scar
Present 64.3 (108) 70.3 (232) 0.17
Absent 35.7 (60) 29.7 (98)