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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of TB patients treated in Hawassa health center from 2006–10

From: Tuberculosis treatment survival of HIV positive TB patients on directly observed treatment short-course in Southern Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort study

Baseline variables

HIV positive(n=370)

HIV negative(n=370)

Total

Residence

   

Urban

367(99.2)

356(96.2)

723(97.7)

Rural

3(0.8)

14(3.8)

17(2.3)

Sex

   

Male

189(51.1)

228(61.6)

417(56.4)

Female

181(48.9)

142(38.4)

323(43.6)

Age (years)

   

15- 20

39(10.5)

101(27.3)

140(18.9)

21-40

279(75.4)

197(53.2)

476(64.3)

41-60

48(13)

58(15.7)

106(14.3)

60-90

4(1.1)

14(3.8)

18(2.4)

Marital Status (n=355)

   

Single

56(43.1)

138(61.3)

194(54.6)

Married

64(49.2)

84(37.3)

148(41.7)

Divorced

9(6.9)

2(0.9)

119(33.5)

Widowed

1(0.8)

1(0.5)

2(0.6)

no mention

240(64.9)

145(39.2)

385(52)

Case definition

   

New

351(94.9)

345(93.2)

696(94)

Relapse

17(5)

22(6)

39(5.3)

Return after default

2 (0.5)

10.3)

3(0.4)

Failure

0

2(0.5)

2(0.3)

TB Type

   

Pulmonary positive

80(21.6)

177(47.8)

257(34.7)

Pulmonary negative

234(63.2)

115(31.1)

349(47.2)

EPTB

56(15.1)

78(21.1)

134(18.1)

Rx Category

   

I

351(94.9)

322(87)

673(91)

II

15(4.1)

23(6.2)

38(5.1)

III

4(1.1)

25(6.8)

29(3.9)

Diagnosis Center

   

Hawassa Health center

275(74.3)

263(71.1)

538(72.7)

Hospital

88(23.8)

103(27.8)

191(25.8)

Others

7(1.9)

4(1.1)

11(1.5)

CPT initiated (n=133)

   

Yes

123(92.5)

 

123(92.5)

No

10(7.5)

 

10(7.5)

No mention

237(64.1)

 

237(64.1)

ART Initiated (n=91)

   

Yes

52(14.1)

 

52(14.1)

No

39(10.5)

 

39(10.5)

No mention

279(75.4)

 

279(75.4)

  1. CPT= Cotrimoxazole, ART=Antiretroviral Therapy.