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. 2017 Sep;27(5):447–458. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v27i5.2

Table 2.

Study Participants' Characteristics (n = 698)

Variables Frequency 95% CI of %
Gender Female 297 42.6(38.9 – 46.3)
Male 401 57.4(53.8 – 61.1)
18–24 193 27.7(24.5 – 31.1)
Age Groups (in year) 25–34 264 37.8(34.3 – 41.5)
35–44 136 19.5(16.7 – 22.6)
45 & above 104 14.9(12.4 – 17.7)
Missing 1 0.1(0.0 – 0.9)
Elementary & less 390 55.9(52.2 – 59.5)
Educational Status High School Graduate 224 32.1(28.3 – 35.6)
Diploma & Above 84 12.0(9.8 – 14.7)
Marital Status Married 224 32.1(28.7 – 35.6)
Unmarried 474 67.9(64.4 – 71.3)
Employed 325 46.6(42.9 – 50.3)
Employment Status Unemployed 294 42.1(38.5 – 45.8)
Daily Laborer 79 11.3(9.2 – 13.9)
Current Smoking History Smoker 60 8.6(6.7 – 10.9)
None Smoker 638 91.4(89.1 – 93.3)
TB Treatment History New 527 75.5(72.2 – 78.5)
Previously Treated 171 24.5(21.5 – 27.8)
PTB 416 59.6(55.9 – 63.2)
TB type EPTB 215 30.8(27.5 – 34.3)
MDR-TB§ 67 9.6(7.6 – 12.0)
HIV Sero-status None Reactive 548 78.5(75.3 – 81.4)
Reactive 150 21.5(18.6 – 24.7)
ART* Status Not on ART 581 83.2(80.3 – 85.8)
On ART 117 16.8(14.2 – 19.7)
Alcohol Use Disorder Risk There is Risk 105 15.0(12.6 – 17.9)
No Risk 593 85.0(82.1 – 87.4)
Psychological Distress Symptom No Symptom 357 51.1(47.4 – 54.8)
There is Symptom 341 48.9(45.2 – 52.6)
*

ART-Antiretroviral Therapy,

PTB-Pulmonary TB,

EPTB-Extra Pulmonary TB,

§

MDR-TB-Multidrug Resistant TB