Undernutrition and Mortality among Adult Tuberculosis Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of TB patients (N = 284).

Variable		N (%)
Age group	18–24	64 (22.5)
	25–34	106 (37.3)
	35–44	43 (15.1)
	45–60	40 (14.1)
	>60	31 (10.9)
Mean = 36.19, SD = 15.99, min = 18, and max = 88
Sex	Male	160 (56.4)
	Female	124 (43.7)
TB type	PPOS	140 (49.3)
	PTB-	59 (20.8)
	EP	85 (29.9)
Treatment history	New	257 (90.5)
	Relapse	26 (9.5)
Linked by	PHF	232 (81.7)
	PPM	39 (13.7)
	HEW	13 (4.6)
GeneXpert tested	Yes	132 (46.5)
	No	152 (53.5)

PHF, linked directly to the public health facility by themselves; PPM, linked to a TB clinic through public private members (NGOS and private clinics); HEW, linked to a TB clinic through a health extension worker; PPOS, bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis patient; PTB−, pulmonary tuberculosis patient with only chest radiography finding; EP, extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients.