Treatment Outcome and Associated Factors among Tuberculosis Patients in Debre Tabor, Northwestern Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Characteristics of TB patients (), Debre Tabor Health Center, 2008–2013.

Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Sex
Male	197	58.1
Female	142	41.9
Residence
Urban	206	60.8
Rural	133	39.2
Age
≤24	102	30.1
25–44	140	41.3
≥45	97	28.6
HIV status
Positive	43	12.7
Negative	200	59.0
Unknown	96	28.3
Patient category
New	302	89.1
Relapse	13	3.8
Failure	2	0.6
Transfer in	18	5.3
Unknown	4	1.2
Baseline smear result
Smear positive	94	27.7
Smear negative	285	72.3