Table 2.
Characteristics of tuberculosis (TB) patients referred out for TB treatment to peripheral health facilities from Sihanouk Hospital Centre of HOPE hospital (SHCH), Phnom Penh, Cambodia (May–October 2014)
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Total | 109 |
| Age | |
| < 34 | 22 (22) |
| 35–55 | 47 (43) |
| > 55 | 40 (36) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 55 (51) |
| Female | 54 (49) |
| Occupation | |
| Farmer | 31 (29) |
| Unemployed | 29 (27) |
| Labourer | 19 (17) |
| Small business | 9 (8) |
| House wife | 8 (7) |
| Othera | 13 (12) |
| Co-morbidity | |
| No associated co-morbidity | 87 (80) |
| HIV/AIDS | 14 (13) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 6 (5) |
| Otherb | 2 (2) |
| History of smoking | |
| Yes | 35 (32) |
| No | 74 (68) |
| History of alcohol intake | |
| Yes | 39 (36) |
| No | 70 (64) |
| Type of TB | |
| Smear positive Pulmonary TB | 50 (46) |
| Smear negative Pulmonary TB | 31 (28) |
| Extra pulmonary TB | 28 (26) |
| Category of TBc | |
| First line treatment | 88 (81) |
| First line retreatment | 21 (19) |
| Type of referral | |
| Referred for treatment initiation | 92 (84) |
| Referred for treatment continuation | 17 (16) |
aDriver (4), other (3), government employee (2), NGO worker (2), student (1) and soldier (1)
bAsthma (1), heart disease (1)
cFirst line treatment (newly diagnosed TB), First line retreatment (relapse, recurrent, failure)