Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of presumptive TBLN patients.
| Socio-demographics | Categories | n(%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 67(44.1) |
| Female | 85(55.9) | |
| Age (Years) | 0–14 | 18(11.8) |
| 15–24 | 44(28.9) | |
| 25–34 | 41(27.0) | |
| 35–44 | 24(15.8) | |
| 45–54 | 14(9.2) | |
| >54 | 11(7.2) | |
| Educational status | Illiterate | 42(27.6) |
| Primary school | 77(50.7) | |
| Secondary school | 25(16.4) | |
| Higher education | 8(5.3) | |
| Occupation | Housewife | 13(8.6) |
| Daily laborer | 47(30.9) | |
| Government employee | 12(7.9) | |
| Unemployed | 38(25.0) | |
| Farmer | 36(23.7) | |
| Prisoner | 2(1.3) | |
| Other | 4(2.6) | |
| Residency | Urban | 84(55.3) |
| Rural | 68(44.7) | |
| Marital status | Living with a partner | 14(9.2) |
| Married | 63 (41.4) | |
| Divorced | 6 (3.9) | |
| Single | 63 (41.4) | |
| Widowed | 4 (2.6) | |
| Separated | 2 (1.3) | |
| Aspirate types | Hemorrhagic | 60 (39.5) |
| Pus | 50 (32.9) | |
| Caseous | 42 (27.6) | |
| Previous TB treatment | New | 127 (83.5) |
| Previously treated | 25(16.5) | |
| Diabetes | Yes | 16 (10.5) |
| No | 136 (89.5) |