Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants
From: Determinants of adverse reactions to first-line antitubercular medicines: a prospective cohort study
Characteristics | Number of patients n | Percentage of total |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Â | Â |
 18–25 | 26 | 6.9 |
 26–35 | 84 | 22.2 |
 36–45 | 90 | 23.8 |
 46–55 | 90 | 23.8 |
 56–65 | 49 | 13.0 |
 ≥ 66 | 39 | 10.3 |
Gender | Â | Â |
 Male | 254 | 67.2 |
 Female | 124 | 32.8 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
 Married | 167 | 44.2 |
 Single | 127 | 33.6 |
 Divorced | 41 | 10.9 |
 Widowed | 43 | 11.3 |
Employment status | Â | Â |
 Employed | 289 | 76.5 |
 Unemployed | 89 | 23.5 |
Educational level | Â | Â |
 Basic | 230 | 60.9 |
 Secondary | 70 | 18.5 |
 Tertiary | 29 | 7.7 |
 None | 49 | 12.9 |
Type of TB | Â | Â |
 Pulmonary TB | 350 | 92.6 |
 Extra-pulmonary TB | 23 | 6.1 |
Both | 5 | 1.3 |
Smoking status | Â | Â |
 Smoker | 24 | 6.4 |
 Nonsmoker | 354 | 93.6 |
Alcohol use | Â | Â |
 Yes | 96 | 25.4 |
 No | 282 | 74.6 |
HIV status | Â | Â |
 HIV positive | 97 | 25.7 |
 HIV negative | 275 | 72.8 |
 HIV status unknown | 6 | 1.5 |