Table 2.

Socio-demographic and baseline clinical characteristics of patients with rifampicin resistant tuberculosis, Uganda, 2014–2018

Variable	All patients N = 1474	%
Sex
Female	531	36
Male	943	64
Age group
0–14	51	3.5
15–24	210	14
25–34	449	30
35–44	396	27
45–54	216	15
55–64	98	6.7
65+	54	3.7
HIV status
Negative	681	46
Positive	687	47
Unknown	106	7.2
Patient category
New	568	39
Previously treated	848	58
Unknown	58	3.93
Culture result
Negative	531	36
Positive	923	63
Others	20	1.4