Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Rifampicin Resistance Using GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay at Enat Hospital, Central Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of study participants at Enat Hospital, Merhabete district, Central Ethiopia, 2020 ().

Variables	Frequencies	Percentages
Age (years)
16-32	44	25.7
33-48	44	25.7
49-64	53	31.0
≥65	29	17.0
Sex
Male	110	64.3
Female	60	35.1
Level of education
Formal education	119	70
Nonformal education	51	30.0
Family size
1-3	32	18.8
4-5	58	34.1
≥6	80	47.1
Residence area
Rural	97	57.1
Urban	73	42.9
Patient HIV status
HIV positive	58	34.1
HIV negative	112	65.9
TB treatment history
Retreatment	36	21.2
New cases	134	78.8
TB treatment outcome ()
Cured	26	15.3
Failure	7	4.1
Defaulter	3	1.8