Table 3.
Clinical characteristics of TB patients in Oromia zone, Northeast Ethiopia, 2018.
| Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Types of symptom | |
| Cough/cough with blood | 289 (74.4%) |
| Night sweating | 244 (63.0%) |
| Loss of appetite | 225 (58.1%) |
| Fever | 216 (55.8%) |
| Chest pain | 192 (49.6%) |
| Weight loss | 163 (42.1%) |
| TB type | |
| CDPTB | 145 (37.5%) |
| BCPTB | 136 (35.1%) |
| EPTB | 106 (27.4%) |
| HIV status | |
| Negative | 355 (91.7%) |
| Positive | 28 (7.2%) |
| Unknown | 4 |
| Other comorbid conditions | |
| No | 376 (97.2) |
| Diabetes | 6 |
| Hypertension | 5 |
| Smoking habit | |
| No | 348 (89.9%) |
| Yes | 39 (10.1) |
| Chat chewing habit | |
| No | 219 (56.6%) |
| Yes | 168 (43.4%) |