Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants (N = 290)
| Characteristics | TB patients (N = 96) N (%) |
Non TB controls (N = 194) N (%) |
Total (N = 290) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 57 (59.4) | 84 (43.3) | 141 (48.6) |
| Female | 39 (40.6) | 110 (56.7) | 149 (51.4) |
| Residence | |||
| Rural | 34 (35.4) | 76 (39.2) | 110 (37.9) |
| Urban | 62 (64.6) | 118 (60.8) | 180 (62.1) |
| Age group in years | |||
| <15 | 13 (13.5) | 68 (35.1) | 81 (27.9) |
| 15–24 | 27 (28.1) | 33 (17.0) | 60 (20.7) |
| 25–34 | 30 (31.2) | 33 (17.0) | 63 (21.7) |
| 35–44 | 10 (10.4) | 27 (13.9) | 37 (12.8) |
| 45–54 | 6 (6.2) | 17 (8.8) | 23 (7.9) |
| 55+ | 10 (10.4) | 16 (8.2) | 26 (9.0) |
N number, TB tuberculosis