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Table 1 Basic characteristics of TB patients in public health facilities of Debre Tabor Town, 2018

From: Effectiveness of directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) on treatment of tuberculosis patients in public health facilities of Debre Tabor Town, Ethiopia: retrospective study

Variables

DTH: No (%)

DTHC: No (%)

Hidar 11 HC: No (%)

Ginbot 20 HC: No (%)

Sex

 Male

78 (55.3)

59 (48.4)

32 (58.2)

19 (52.8)

 Female

63 (44.7)

63 (51.6)

23 (41.8)

17 (47.2)

Age (years)

 < 10

3 (2.1)

2 (1.6)

7 (12.7)

0 (0)

 11–20

28 (19.9)

25 (20.5)

6 (10.9)

3 (8.3)

 21–30

51 (36.2)

42 (34.4)

21 (38.2)

17 (47.2)

 30–40

24 (17)

18 (14.8)

5 (9.1)

4 (11.1)

 > 40

35 (24.8)

35 (28.7)

16 (29.1)

12 (33.4)

Patient category

 New case

112 (79.4)

107 (87.7)

49 (89.1)

35 (97.2)

 Re-treatment

21 (14.9)

8 (6.6)

0 (0)

1 (2.8)

 Transfer in

8 (5.7)

6 (4.9)

6 (10.9)

0 (0)

 Failure

0 (0)

1 (0.8)

0 (0)

0 (0)

  1. DTH Debre Tabor Hospital, DTHC Debre Tabor Health Center, Hidar 11 HC Hidar 11 Health Center, Ginbot 20 HC Ginbot 20 Health Center, 303