Table 1. Socio-demographic and clinical variables of study participants in Northern Red Sea region, 2014–2019 cohort (n = 1227).
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (1225) | |||
| Male | 671 | 54.8% | |
| Female | 554 | 45.2% | |
| Age range (1226) | |||
| ≤ 14 | 161 | 13.1% | |
| 15–24 | 202 | 16.5% | |
| 25–34 | 198 | 16.2% | |
| 35–44 | 217 | 17.7% | |
| 45–54 | 208 | 17.0% | |
| 55–64 | 142 | 11.6% | |
| ≥ 65 | 98 | 8.0% | |
| Residence (1223) | |||
| Urban | 705 | 57.6% | |
| Rural | 518 | 42.4% | |
| History of TB treatment | |||
| New | 1157 | 94.3% | |
| Previously treated | Relapse | 66 | 5.4% |
| Treatment after failure | 2 | 0.2% | |
| Treatment after lost to follow up | 2 | 0.2% | |
| Type of TB | |||
| Pulmonary TB (bacteriological confirmed) | 502 | 40.9% | |
| Pulmonary TB (clinical diagnosed) | 332 | 27.1% | |
| Extra-pulmonary TB (bacteriological confirmed) | 21 | 1.7% | |
| Extra-pulmonary TB (clinical diagnosed) | 372 | 30.3% | |
| TB treatment category | |||
| Category-I | 1014 | 82.6% | |
| Category-II | 70 | 5.7% | |
| Category-III | 143 | 11.7% | |
| HIV status (1226) | |||
| Negative | 1208 | 98.5% | |
| Positive | 18 | 1.5% | |
| AFB sputum results at diagnosis | |||
| Positive | 523 | 42.6% | |
| Negative | 318 | 25.9% | |
| NA | 386 | 31.5% | |
| AFB sputum results at 2nd month(1224) | |||
| Positive | 35 | 2.9% | |
| Negative | 741 | 60.5% | |
| NA | 448 | 36.6% | |
| Health facility | |||
| Afabet Hospital | 410 | 33.4% | |
| Ghindae Regional Referral Hospital | 289 | 23.6% | |
| Massawa Hospital | 345 | 28.1% | |
| Nakfa Hospital | 183 | 14.9% | |
N.B. Discrepancy in numbers is due to missing values