Table 3

Clinical characteristics of participants diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) (n=185)

n (%)
No. of zones on radiograph affected at diagnosis
 1–3136 (74.3)
 4–647 (25.7)
Treatment category
 New138 (74.5)
 Retreatment47 (25.4)
Site of disease
 Pulmonary + extrapulmonary21 (11.3)
 Pulmonary only164 (88.6)
Method of detection
 Screening101 (54.5)
 Self-presentation84 (45.4)
Treatment outcome
 Cured135 (72.9)
 Completed50 (27.0)
HIV status
 Positive98 (52.9)
 Negative70 (37.8)
 Unknown17 (9.1)
Duration since TB
 <2 years78 (42,2)
 ≥2 years107 (57.8)
Smear status
 Positive135 (72.9)
 Negative50 (27.0)
Culture status
 Positive143 (77.3)
 Negative42 (22.7)
Drug resistance
 Resistant to ≥1 primary TB drug12 (6.4)
 Fully susceptible173 (93.5)