Table 1.
Characteristics of participants.
| Number n = 141 |
Percentage (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 91 | 64.5 |
| Female | 50 | 35.5 |
| Age (year) | ||
| 14–25 | 37 | 26.2 |
| 26–35 | 43 | 30.5 |
| 36–45 | 24 | 17.1 |
| 46–55 | 25 | 17.7 |
| 56–65 | 10 | 7.1 |
| >65 | 2 | 1.4 |
| BMI category (kg/m2) | ||
| BMI < 18.5 | 59 | 41.8 |
| 18.5 < BMI < 24.99 | 75 | 53.1 |
| BMI ≥ 25 | 7 | 4.9 |
| Sign and symptoms of TB | ||
| A current cough ≥ 2 weeks | 141 | 100 |
| Fever | 84 | 59 |
| Weight loss | 100 | 71 |
| Chest pain | 98 | 69 |
| Night sweats | 61 | 43 |
| Shortness of breath | 68 | 48 |
| Diagnostic Test | ||
| AFB smear positive | 52 | 36.9 |
| Mycobacterial culture positive | 50 | 35.5 |
| HIV status positive | 27 | 19.2 |