Research Article
Treatment Outcomes of Tuberculosis and Associated Factors in an Ethiopian University Hospital
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of all TB patients in UoGTH, 2008–2012.
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
| Tuberculosis type | | | Smear positive | 303 | 19.1 | Smear negative | 844 | 53.3 | Extrapulmonary | 437 | 27.6 | Total | 1584 | 100% | Category of patients | | | New | 1307 | 82.5 | Retreatment | 41 | 2.6 | Others | 89 | 5.6 | Transfer-in | 147 | 9.3 | Total | 1584 | 100% | HIV status | | | Positive | 212 | 13.4 | Negative | 420 | 26.5 | Unknown | 952 | 60.1 | Total | 1584 | 100% | CPT initiation for HIV positive TB patients | | | Yes | 54 | 25.5 | No | 158 | 74.5 | Total | 212 | 100% | ART initiation for HIV positive TB patients | | | Yes | 45 | 21.2 | No | 167 | 78.8 | Total | 212 | 100% | Smear result at 2nd month for PTB +ve patients | | | Positive | 32 | 10.6 | Negative | 207 | 68.3 | Not tested | 64 | 21.1 | Total | 303 | 100% | Smear result at 5th month for PTB +ve patients | | | Positive | 5 | 1.7 | Negative | 221 | 72.9 | Not tested | 77 | 25.4 | Total | 303 | 100% | Smear result at 7th month for PTB +ve patients | | | Positive | 3 | 1.0 | Negative | 218 | 71.9 | Not tested | 82 | 27.1 | Total | 303 | 100% |
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