Table 1 Socio-demographic, clinical profile, and personal behaviors of smear-positive PTB patients in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 282)
Variable | Response | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | 15–35 | 127 (45.0) |
> 35 | 155 (55.0) | |
Sex | Male | 166 (59.0) |
Female | 116 (41.0) | |
Residence | Rural | 147 (52.0) |
Urban | 135 (48.0) | |
Education level | Cannot read and write | 104 (37%) |
Can read and write | 178 (63.0) | |
Previous TB history | Yes | 57 (20.0) |
No | 225 (80.0) | |
Marital status | Single | 147 (52.0) |
In union | 135 (48.0) | |
Knowledge about TB | Good | 119 (42.0) |
Poor | 163 (58.0) | |
Grade/bacilli load | < 2+ | 175 (62.0) |
≥ 2+ | 107 (38.0) | |
HIV status | Positive | 42 (15.0) |
Negative | 240 (85.0) | |
Treatment outcome | Favorable | 268 (95.0) |
Unfavorable | 14 (5.0) | |
Had diabetes mellitus | Yes | 51 (18.0) |
No | 231 (82.0) | |
Had a history of smoking | Yes | 54 (20.0) |
No | 214 (80.0) | |
Had a history of chat chewing | Yes | 28 (10.0) |
No | 254 (90.0) | |
Had a history of taking alcohol | Yes | 73 (26.0) |
No | 209 (74.0) | |
Duration of cough | ≤ 14 days | 54 (19.0) |
> 14 days | 228 (81.0) | |
Faced societal stigma | Yes | 107 (38.0) |
No | 175 (62.0) | |
Body mass index (BMI) | Under nutrition | 198 (70.0) |
Normal | 84 (30.0) | |
Length of TB service delay | < 82 days | 158 (56.0) |
≥ 82 days | 124 (44.0) |