Table 1. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of TB patients ≥15 years old enrolled in the National TB Control Program at Carmelo Hospital between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2017.
| N = 9,655 | All | (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 4,262 | 44.1 |
| Male | 5,393 | 55.9 |
| Age | ||
| 15–24 | 1,036 | 10.7 |
| 25–64 | 8,178 | 84.7 |
| 65+ | 441 | 4.6 |
| TB Diagnosis | ||
| New Diagnosis | 8,611 | 89.2 |
| All Others | 1,044 | 10.8 |
| TB type | ||
| Clinically diagnosed | 5,018 | 52.0 |
| Bacteriologically confirmed | 2,907 | 30.1 |
| Extrapulmonary | 1,730 | 17.9 |
| HIV Status | ||
| HIV (-) | 1,650 | 17.1 |
| HIV (+) | 7,994 | 82.8 |
| Inconclusive/Not done | 11 | 0.1 |
| HIV/ART status with ATT timing | ||
| HIV (-) | 1,650 | 17.1 |
| HIV (+) / ART Naïve | 1,186 | 12.3 |
| HIV (+) / ATT before ART | 4,694 | 48.6 |
| HIV (+) / on ART / ATT ≤90 days | 651 | 6.7 |
| HIV (+) / on ART / ATT >90 days | 1,474 | 15.3 |
| Median distance from health facility in 10 Kms (IQR) | 0.1 | |
ART–Antiretroviral treatment, ATT–Anti-tuberculosis Treatment