Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the registered TB cases (n = 1537) in Dilla University Referral Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2008–2013.
| TB type | Sex | Age (years) | Residence | Total (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ale | Female | ≤14 | 15–24 | 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55–64 | ≥65 | Urban | Rural | ||
| PTB+ | 325(34.5) | 219(36.8) | 64(30.8) | 180(39.5) | 147(35.3) | 73(33.2) | 47(37.0) | 16(26.7) | 17(34.0) | 191(36.6) | 353(34.8) | 544(35.4) |
| PTB- | 507(53.8) | 309(51.9) | 120(57.7) | 213(46.7) | 209(50.2) | 129(58.6) | 77(60.6) | 39(65.0) | 29(58.0) | 280(53.6) | 536(52.8) | 816(53.1) |
| ETB | 110(11.7) | 67(11.3) | 24(11.5) | 63(13.8) | 60(14.4) | 18(8.2) | 3(2.4) | 5(8.3) | 4(8.0) | 51(9.8) | 126(12.4) | 177(11.5) |
| All TB cases | 942(61.3) | 595(38.7) | 208(13.5) | 456(29.7) | 416(27.1) | 220(14.3) | 127(8.3) | 60(3.9) | 50(3.3) | 522(34.0) | 1015(66.0) | 1537(100) |
PTB+, Smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis; PTB-, smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis; EPTB, Extra pulmonary tuberculosis