An Evaluation of Treatment Outcomes in a Cohort of Clients on the DOTS Strategy, 2012–2016

Table 2

Age and sex distribution of clients from 2012 to 2016.

Age group (years)	Sex of clients		Total
	Female (%)	Male (%)
<10	2 (0.9)	—	2
10–19	5 (2.3)	6 (2.8)	11
20–29	12 (5.6)	23 (10.8)	35
30–39	14 (6.6)	30 (14.1)	44
40–49	9 (4.2)	42 (19.7)	51
50–59	9 (4.2)	31 (14.6)	40
≥60	3 (1.4)	27 (12.7)	30
Total	54 (25.4)	159 (74.6)	213

Significantly more males than females were recruited for treatment . Total number of clients on the Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS).