Table 1.
Participant characteristics (n = 600)
| Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 372 | 62.0 |
| Female | 228 | 38.0 |
| Age category | ||
| 1 (15–35) | 287 | 47.8 |
| 2 (36–55) | 202 | 33.7 |
| 3 (≥56) | 111 | 18.5 |
| HIV status | ||
| Positive | 162 | 27.0 |
| Negative | 438 | 73.0 |
| Mycobacterial testing results | ||
| ZN smear positive | 34 | 12.1 |
| LED-FM smear positive | 16 | 5.0 |
| Xpert positive | 82 | 13.7 |
| Culture (MGIT and/or LJ) positive | 96 | 16.0 |
MGIT mycobacterial growth indicator tube; LJ Lowenstein Jensen; LED-FM light emitting diode fluorescence microscopy; ZN Ziehl Nelsen Xpert: Xpert MTB/RIF test; HIV human immunodeficiency virus