Research Article

Determinants of Weight Gain among Adult Tuberculosis Patients during Intensive Phase in Debre Markos Town Public Health Facilities, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020: Unmatched Case-Control Study

Table 3

Clinical related factors during an intensive phase in Debre Markos town public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020.

FactorsCategoryCaseControlTotal
(%) (%) (%)

Type of TBSmear-positive pulmonary TB62 (52.5)27 (22.9)89 (37.7)
Smear-negative pulmonary TB20 (16.9)35 (29.7)55 (23.3)
Extra pulmonary36 (30.5)56 (47.5)92 (39)
CategoryNew108 (91.5)103 (87.3)211 (89.4)
Relapse8 (6.8)10 (8.5)18 (7.6)
Transfer in2 (1.7)5 (4.2)7 (3)
Duration of illness before treatmentWithin 30 days88 (74.6)33 (28)121 (51)
Beyond 30 days30 (25.4)85 (72)115 (48.7)
Baseline status (BMI)≤18.4923 (19.5)70 (59.3)93 (39.4)
≥18.595 (80.5)48 (40.7)143 (60.6)
HIV/AIDSYes8 (6.8)28 (23.7)36 (15.3)
No110 (93.1)90 (76.3)200 (84.7)
History of previous intestinile parasiteYes10 (8.5)39 (33.1)49 (20.8)
No108 (91.5)79 (66.9)87 (79.2)