Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the respondents (n = 2,379).
| Characteristic | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | Median, IQR | 31 (24,42) |
| Sex (n, %) | Male | 1247 (52.6) |
| Female | 1125 (47.4) | |
| Missing | 7 (0.3) | |
| Type of TB (n, %) | Extrapulmonary TB | 908 (38.2) |
| Bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB | 868 (36.5) | |
| Clinically diagnosed pulmonary TB | 528 (22.2) | |
| Drug resistant TB | 64 (2.7) | |
| Missing | 11 (0.5) | |
| HIV co-infected (n, %) | Yes | 357 (15) |
| No | 2005 (84.3) | |
| Unknown | 11 (0.5) | |
| Missing | 6 (0.3) | |
| Body weight (in Kg) | Median, IQR | 51 (45, 59) |
| Type of Health facility (n, %) | Hospital | 427 (17.9) |
| Health center | 1952 (82.1) |