Table 2. Comparison between investigated variables and gender using Chi-square test .
| Variables | Male (%) | Female (%) | P -value | ||||
| Age group | |||||||
| 0–30 year | 36 (12.1) | 57 (19.1) | <0.001 | ||||
| 31–60 year | 118 (39.6) | 71 (23.7) | |||||
| +61 year | 144 (48.3) | 171 (57.2) | |||||
| Place of residence | 0.120 | ||||||
| Urban | 189 (63.4) | 171 (57.2) | |||||
| Rural | 109 (36.6) | 128 (42.8) | |||||
| Type of TB | 0.414 | ||||||
| Positive | 180 (60.4) | 183 (61.2) | |||||
| Negative | 62 (20.8) | 51 (17.1) | |||||
| Extra pulmonary | 56 (18.8) | 65 (21.7) | |||||
| Group Classification | 0.016 | ||||||
| New case | 250 (83.9) | 273 (91.3) | |||||
| Relapse | 18 (6.0) | 7 (2.3) | |||||
| Other | 30 (10.1) | 19 (6.4) | |||||
| Recent close contact with TB patient a | 0.018 | ||||||
| Yes | 28 (16.5) | 48 (27.1) | |||||
| No | 141 (83.5) | 129 (72.9) | |||||
| Result of treatment (Smear-positive= 363) | 0.051 | ||||||
| Cured | 151 (83.9) | 166 (90.7) | |||||
| Otherb | 29 (16.1) | 17 (9.3) | |||||
| Result of treatment (Smear-negative & Extr a pulmonary= 234) | 0.228 | ||||||
| Treatment Completed | 79 (66.9) | 86 (74.1) | |||||
| Other | 39 (33.1) | 30 (25.9) | |||||
| Source of reporting | 0.019 | ||||||
| Public health System outpatient | 49 (16.4) | 67 (22.4) | |||||
| Public health System hospital | 111 (37.3) | 104 (34.8) | |||||
| Private | 30 (10.1) | 46 (15.4) | |||||
| Other | 108 (36.2) | 82 (27.4) | |||||
aUnknown information on recent close contact with TB case has deleted= 251; bOther: Death, Treatment failure, Transfer out, and Unknown.