Table 1 Demographic characteristics and laboratory findings of the patients with NTM infections stratified by site
Demographic and risk factors | Makorora HC n = 48 (%) | Ngamian HC n = 128 (%) | Bombo RH n = 62 (%) | Muheza DDH n = 134 (%) | Total n = 372 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
Female | 20 (41.7) | 56 (43.7) | 40 (64.5) | 60 (44.8) | 176 |
Male | 28 (58.3) | 72 (56.3) | 22 (35.5) | 74 (55.2) | 196 |
Age: Mean (SD) | 45.1 (18.9) | 39.4 (17.6) | 38.3 (15.6) | 42.9 (16.9) | |
Age groups (years) | |||||
<20 | 1 (2.1) | 8 (6.3) | 6 (9.7) | 6 (4.5) | 21 |
20–40 | 13 (27.1) | 69 (53.9) | 23 (37.1) | 51 (38.1) | 156 |
40–60 | 22 (45.8) | 29 (22.6) | 27 (43.5) | 57 (42.5) | 135 |
>60 | 12 (25.0) | 22 (17.2) | 6 (9.7) | 20 (14.9) | 60 |
Residence | |||||
Urban | 39 (81.3) | 97 (75.8) | 43 (69.4) | 28 (20.9) | 207 |
Rural | 9 (18.7) | 31 (24.2) | 19 (30.6) | 106 (79.1) | 165 |
Occupation | |||||
Peasants | 24 (50.0) | 33 (25.8) | 31(50.0) | 68 (50.8) | 156 |
Housewife | 11 (22.9) | 16 (12.5) | 18 (29.0) | 24 (17.9) | 69 |
Business | 5 (10.4) | 24 (18.8) | 5 (8.1) | 11 (8.2) | 45 |
Others | 8 (16.7) | 55 (42.9) | 8 (12.9) | 31 (23.1) | 102 |
Prevalence of MTBC alone | 5 (10.4) | 29 (22.7) | 15 (24.2) | 36 (26.9) | 85 |
Prevalence of NTM alone | 5 (10.4) | 14 (11.0) | 1 (1.6) | 11 (8.2) | 31 |
Prevalence of MTB +NTM | 0 | 3 (3.2) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (0.7) | 5 |
Concurrent conditions | |||||
HIV + ve | 12 (25.0) | 14 (10.9) | 13 (30.0) | 14 (10.4) | 53 |
HIV − ve | 7 (14.6) | 87 (68.0) | 1 (1.6) | 19 (14.2) | 114 |
Unknown | 29 (60.4) | 27 (21.1) | 48 (77.4) | 101 (75.4) | 205 |
Previous TB | |||||
Yes | 9 (18.7) | 33 (25.8) | 1 (1.6) | 16 (11.9) | 59 |
No | 39 (81.3) | 95 (74.2) | 61 (98.4) | 118 (88.1) | 313 |