Prevalence of Smear-Positive Tuberculosis among Patients Who Visited Saint Paul’s Specialized Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics and nature of smear-positive patients who visited Saint Paul’s Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from August to October 2014.

Variables	Number (%) of AFB positive
	Number	%
Gender
Male	12	60
Female	8	40
Marital status
Single	2	10
Married	18	90
Location of living
Urban	17	85
Rural	3	15
Nature of smear positivity
New smear AFB positive	17	85
On anti-TB treatment	3	15
TB patient in the family
Present	5	25%
Absent	15	75%

Total subjects from urban residents were 152 out of 200 (76%) of which 11.2% were AFB positive. Total subjects from rural residents were 48 out of 200 (24%) of which 6.3% were AFB positive.