Table 1. Characteristics of TB patients.
| Variables | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | 130 (100) |
| Male | 83 (63.8) |
| Female | 47 (36.2) |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | |
| ≤ 47 | 65 (50) |
| > 47 | 65 (50) |
| Place of residence | |
| Rural | 30 (23.1) |
| Urban | 100 (76.9) |
| Housing conditions | |
| Own house/flat | 106 (81.5) |
| Tenant | 21 (16.2) |
| Refugee | 3 (2.3) |
| Highest level of educational attainment | |
| No formal education | 9 (6.9) |
| Elementary school | 21 (16.2) |
| Secondary school | 79 (60.8) |
| Higher education | 21 (16.2) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 47 (36.2) |
| Unemployed | 83 (63.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 68 (52.3) |
| Other (single,divorced, widower) | 62 (47.7) |
| Contact with TB patient | |
| Yes | 43 (33.1) |
| No | 87 (66.9) |
| Point of Contact | |
| Household | 25 (19.2) |
| In the family | 12 (9.2) |
| At work/college/school | 2 (1.5) |
| Other | 4 (3.1) |
| Personal monthly incomea | |
| Average and above average | 30 (23.1) |
| Below average | 100 (76.9) |
| TB knowledge score | |
| Low degree ≤ 17 | 67 (51.5) |
| High degree >17 | 63 (48.5) |
| Attitudes score | |
| Low degree ≤ 5 | 55 (42.3) |
| High degree >5 | 75(57.7) |
| Frequency of TB symptoms | |
| Cough | 89 (68.5) |
| Night sweats | 55(42.3) |
| Loss of appetite | 64 (49.2) |
| Weight loss | 68 (52.3) |
| Hemoptysis | 10 (7.7) |
| Fever | 61 (46.9) |
| Chest pain | 41 (31.5) |
| Other non tuberculosis symptoms | 34 (26.2) |
| Number of TB symptoms | |
| ≤ 1 | 32(24.6) |
| > 1 | 98(75.4) |
| Comorbidity | |
| Yes | 41 (31.5) |
| No | 89 (68.5) |
| Previous hospitalisation | |
| Yes | 39 (30.0) |
| No | 91 (70.0) |
| Tuberculosis diagnosis reached | |
| Bacteriologically | 97 (75.0) |
| Histologically | 15 (11.0) |
| Clinically | 18 (14.0) |
| Sputum smear | |
| Smear-positive | 76 (58.5) |
| Smear-negative/culture positive | 21 (16.2) |
| Smear negative /culture negative | 33 (25.3) |
| Cavity on chest radiography | |
| Yes | 77 (59.2) |
| No | 53 (40.8) |
aAccording to the Bureau of Statistics- Montenegro.