Assessment of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Using Gene Xpert MTB/RIF Assay and Fluorescent Microscopy and Its Risk Factors at Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 2

Lifestyle and clinical characteristics of presumptive EPTB cases at Dessie Referral Hospital, from March 1 to June 30, 2017.

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Cigarette Smoking
Yes	27	7.6
No	326	92.4
Alcohol Drinking
Yes	52	14.7
No	301	85.3
previous PTB infection
Yes	32	9.1
No	321	90.9
chronic illness
Yes	173	49.0
No	180	51.0
Type chronic illness (n=173)
Kidney	38	21.96
HIV	32	18.49
DM	49	28.32
Hypertension	34	19.65
Others	20	11.56
Contact with PTB patients
Yes	16	4.5
No	337	95.5
Consumption of raw milk
Yes	52	14.7
No	301	85.3