Table 1. Demographic and clinical data of 2551 TB cases.
| Variable (Total number analysed) | Number (Percentage) |
|---|---|
| Sex (2551) | |
| Male | 1789 (70.1) |
| Female | 762 (29.9) |
| Age category (2551) | |
| 08–25 | 459 (18.0) |
| 26–40 | 1082 (42.4) |
| 41–77 | 980 (38.4) |
| >77 | 30 (1.2) |
| Residency (2551) | |
| North | 212 (8.3) |
| South | 2339 (91.7) |
| Occupation (2530) | |
| Skilled | 490 (19.2) |
| Unskilled | 1890 (74.1) |
| Unemployed | 150 (5.9) |
| Settlement (2550) | |
| Urban | 2283 (89.5) |
| Rural | 267 (10.5) |
| HIV status1 (1613) | |
| Yes | 250 (15.5) |
| No | 1363 (84.5) |
| Presence of BCG scar 2(1817) | |
| Yes | 904 (49.8) |
| No | 913 (50.2) |
| Income* (2551) | |
| None | 771 (30.2) |
| Low | 1500 (58.8) |
| High | 280 (11.0) |
| Drinking status3 (2071) | |
| Yes | 556 (26.8) |
| No | 1515 (73.2) |
| TB in the past4 (2029) | |
| Yes | 218 (10.7) |
| No | 1811 (89.3) |
| Education Level (2551) | |
| None | 300 (11.7) |
| Primary | 605 (23.7) |
| Secondary | 1551 (60.7) |
| Tertiary | 95 (3.7) |
| Smear Grade (2551) | |
| Scanty | 235 (9.2) |
| 1 | 985 (38.6) |
| 2 | 531 (20.8) |
| 3 | 800 (31.4) |
| In Household number (2551) | |
| <5 | 589 (23.1) |
| >5 | 1962 (76.9) |
| Ethnicity (2551) | |
| Akan | 800 (31.4) |
| Ewe | 339 (13.3) |
| Ga | 595 (23.3) |
| Mole -Dagbon | 36 (1.4) |
| Gruma | 5 (0.2) |
| Guan | 9 (0.4) |
| Others | 767 (30.0) |
| Marital status (2551) | |
| Single | 859 (33.7) |
| Married | 1037 (40.7) |
| Divorced | 221 (8.7) |
| Widowed | 104 (4.1) |
| Co habiting | 330 (12.9) |
| Cough (2551) | |
| < 2 weeks | 2117 (82.9) |
| > 2 weeks | 122 (4.8) |
| Symptoms other than cough | 312 (12.2) |
| Night Sweat 5 (2219) | |
| Yes | 1372 (61.8) |
| No | 847 (33.2) |
| Hemoptysis 6 (2227) | |
| Yes | 480 (21.6) |
| No | 1747 (78.4) |
| House type (2551) | |
| Self-contained | 486 (19.1) |
| Compound House | 1707 (66.9) |
| Others | 358 (14.0) |
| Swollen glands 7 (2211) | |
| Yes | 210 (9.5) |
| No | 2001 (91.5) |
| Chest Pain 8 (2234) | |
| Yes | 1717 (76.9) |
| No | 517 (23.1) |
| Nationality 9 (2251) | |
| Ghana | 2187 (97.2) |
| Nigeria | 21 (0.9) |
| Togo | 12 (0.5) |
| Niger | 11 (0.4) |
| Ivory Coast | 7 (0.3) |
| Others West African Nationals | 13 (0.7) |
| Contact with TB patient (2551) | |
| Yes | 316 (12.4) |
| No | 2234 (87.6) |
| Smoking 10(2419) | |
| Yes | 500 (20.7) |
| No | 1919 (75.3) |
1 = 938 missed data for HIV status,
2 = 734 missed data for Presence of BCG scar,
3 = 480 missed data for Drinking status,
4 = 522 missed data for TB in the past,
5 = 332 missed data for Night Sweat,
6 = 324 missed data for Night Sweat,
7 = 340 missed data for Swollen glands,
8 = 317 missed data for Chest Pain,
9 = 300 missed data for Nationality,
10 = 132 missed data for Smoking.
* Income below 1000GH₵ was defined as low whilst those above 1000GH₵ as high.