Table 2.
Association of Clinical and Sociodemographic Factors with M. Tuberculosis Among Presumptive TB Patients Who Visited St. Peter Tuberculosis Specialized Hospital from 2016 to 2018 (n=12,685)
| Variables | M. tuberculosis Status | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | MTB-Positive, n (%) | MTB-Negative, n (%) | ||
| Sex | Female | 650 (11.5) | 4995 (89.5) | 0.782 |
| Male | 1064 (15.1) | 5976 (84.9) | ||
| Age in years | ≤5 | 5 (8.1%) | 57 (91.9) | |
| 6-20 | 264 (22.7) | 901 (77.3) | 0.039 | |
| 21–40 | 1037 (18.7) | 4490 (81.3) | ||
| 41–60 | 201 (5.2) | 3647 (94.8) | ||
| 61–80 | 174 (9.2) | 1709 (81.8) | ||
| >80 | 33 (16.5) | 167 (73.5) | ||
| HIV status | Positive | 128 (16.5) | 647 (83.5) | >0.05 |
| Negative | 138 (21.3) | 508 (79.7) | ||
| Unknown | 1448 (12.85) | 9816 (87.25) | ||
| TB category | New cases | 1415 (13.1) | 9357 (86.9) | 0.042 |
| Relapse | 241 (14.1) | 1472 (85.9) | ||
| Treatment after failure of first | 45 (34.1) | 87 (65.9) | ||
| Treatment after lost to follow-up | 13 (19.1) | 55 (79.9) | ||