Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study subjects in Adigrat General Hospital, Eastern Zone, Tigrai, North Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Female | 2489 | 41.9 |
 Male | 3455 | 58.1 |
Residence | ||
 Urban | 5121 | 86.2 |
 Rural | 823 | 13.8 |
Age (Years) | ||
  ≤ 14 | 236 | 4.0 |
 15–29 | 1568 | 26.4 |
 30–44 | 1620 | 27.3 |
 45–59 | 1107 | 18.6 |
 60–74 | 1039 | 17.5 |
 75–89 | 362 | 6.1 |
 90 | 12 | .2 |
Reason for diagnosis | ||
 Presumptive TB | 5027 | 84.6 |
 Presumptive DR TB | 917 | 15.4 |
Presumptive DR-TB | ||
 New | 706 | 76.9 |
 Relapse | 105 | 11.5 |
 Failure | 87 | 9.5 |
 Lost to follow-up | 19 | 2.1 |
Site of presumptive TB | ||
 Pulmonary | 5819 | 97.9 |
 Extra-pulmonary | 125 | 2.1 |
HIV status | ||
 Negative | 4761 | 80.1 |
 Positive | 513 | 8.6 |
 Unknown | 670 | 11.3 |
Year of Diagnosis | ||
 2015 | 604 | 10.2 |
 2016 | 1479 | 24.9 |
 2017 | 1872 | 31.5 |
 2018 | 1989 | 33.5 |