Review of Organism Density and Bacteriologic Conversion of Sputum among Tuberculosis Patients

Table 1

Distribution of patients by sex, age groupings, and HIV status.

Variable	Frequency ()	Percentage
Age
18–30 years	80	28.78
31–50 years	139	50
51–70 years	50	17.99
71 years and above	9	3.24
Median (IQR)	38 (30, 48)
Sex
Male	162	58.27
Female	116	41.73
HIV status
Positive	51	18.35
Negative	100	35.97
Not recorded	127	45.68