Table 2 Description of clinical, psychosocial & substance use factors among patients with TB at Wolaita Sodo University Hospital and Sodo Health Center, SNNPRS, 2014.
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Classification | Pulmonary TB | 287 | 68.8 |
Extra-pulmonary TB | 130 | 31.2 | |
Category of treatment | New | 341 | 81.8 |
Return after default | 37 | 8.9 | |
Relapse/treatment after failure | 39 | 9.4 | |
Duration of illness | <6 months | 25 | 6 |
6–12 months | 247 | 59.2 | |
> = 12 months | 145 | 34.8 | |
Phase of treatment | Intensive phase | 270 | 64.7 |
Continuation phase | 147 | 35.3 | |
Co-morbid chronic illness | HIV/AIDS | 49 | 11.8 |
Other chronic illness | 24 | 5.8 | |
No co-morbid illness | 344 | 82.5 | |
Good social support | Yes | 229 | 54.9 |
No | 188 | 45.1 | |
Perceived TB stigma | Yes | 177 | 42.4 |
No | 240 | 57.6 | |
Substance (khat, cigarette & alcohol) use | Yes | 30 | 7.2 |
No | 387 | 92.8 | |