Table 2 Distribution extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) according to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of study participants
Characteristics of participant | Category | EPTB results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Positive (%) | Negative (%) | (95% CI;) | p-value | ||
Age range (years) | < 18 | 10 | 7 (15.6) | 3 (4.7) | 35.8–97.4 | 0.244 |
18–34 | 31 | 14 (31.1) | 19 (26.6) | 27.4–60.8 | ||
35–51 | 33 | 15 (33.3) | 24 (37.5) | 25.6–59.3 | ||
> 51 | 29 | 9 (20.0) | 20 (31.2) | 14.6–45.9 | ||
Gender | Male | 57 | 26 (45.6) | 31 (54.4) | 32.7–58.5 | 0.336 |
Female | 52 | 19 (36.5) | 33 (63.5) | 23.5–49.6 | ||
HIV | Positive | 36 | 13 (28.9) | 23 (37.1) | 23.6–57.6 | .375 |
Negative | 71 | 32 (71.1) | 39 (62.9) | 39.1–62.3 | ||
Treatment History | Yes | 34 | 15 (44.1) | 19 (55.9) | 27.4–60.8 | 0.421 |
No | 75 | 30 (40.0) | 45 (60.0) | 28.9–51.1 | ||
Patient type | New | 75 | 30 (40.0) | 45 (60.0) | 28.9–51.1 | 0.706 |
Relapse | 27 | 12 (44.4) | 15 (55.6) | 25.7–63.2 | ||
Return after loss to follow up | 4 | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | 17.4–67.4 | ||
Failure | 3 | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 13.3–20.2 | ||