Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of 845 Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
| Characteristic . | Value . |
|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | … |
| Male | 477 (56) |
| Female | 368 (44) |
| Age, median [IQR] | 29 [23, 39] |
| Age <20 ya, n (%) | 93 (11)a |
| Age ≥20 y, n (%) | 752 (89) |
| Education, n (%) | … |
| Primary school or less | 342 (40) |
| Secondary school or higher | 466 (55) |
| Missing data | 37 (5) |
| Marital status | … |
| Single | 507 (60) |
| Married or living together | 240 (29) |
| Divorced or separated | 45 (5) |
| Widower | 17 (2) |
| Missing data | 36 (4) |
| Positive HIV status, n (%) | 111 (13) |
| Type of TB, n (%) | … |
| New case | 746 (88) |
| Previously treated | 99 (12) |
| Xpertb level, n (%) | … |
| Very low | 63 (7) |
| Low | 147 (17) |
| Medium | 375 (44) |
| High | 260 (32) |
| Characteristic . | Value . |
|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | … |
| Male | 477 (56) |
| Female | 368 (44) |
| Age, median [IQR] | 29 [23, 39] |
| Age <20 ya, n (%) | 93 (11)a |
| Age ≥20 y, n (%) | 752 (89) |
| Education, n (%) | … |
| Primary school or less | 342 (40) |
| Secondary school or higher | 466 (55) |
| Missing data | 37 (5) |
| Marital status | … |
| Single | 507 (60) |
| Married or living together | 240 (29) |
| Divorced or separated | 45 (5) |
| Widower | 17 (2) |
| Missing data | 36 (4) |
| Positive HIV status, n (%) | 111 (13) |
| Type of TB, n (%) | … |
| New case | 746 (88) |
| Previously treated | 99 (12) |
| Xpertb level, n (%) | … |
| Very low | 63 (7) |
| Low | 147 (17) |
| Medium | 375 (44) |
| High | 260 (32) |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; TB, tuberculosis.
aNone of the adolescents (age < 20) were HIV seropositive.
bXpert MTB/RIF (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA).
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of 845 Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
| Characteristic . | Value . |
|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | … |
| Male | 477 (56) |
| Female | 368 (44) |
| Age, median [IQR] | 29 [23, 39] |
| Age <20 ya, n (%) | 93 (11)a |
| Age ≥20 y, n (%) | 752 (89) |
| Education, n (%) | … |
| Primary school or less | 342 (40) |
| Secondary school or higher | 466 (55) |
| Missing data | 37 (5) |
| Marital status | … |
| Single | 507 (60) |
| Married or living together | 240 (29) |
| Divorced or separated | 45 (5) |
| Widower | 17 (2) |
| Missing data | 36 (4) |
| Positive HIV status, n (%) | 111 (13) |
| Type of TB, n (%) | … |
| New case | 746 (88) |
| Previously treated | 99 (12) |
| Xpertb level, n (%) | … |
| Very low | 63 (7) |
| Low | 147 (17) |
| Medium | 375 (44) |
| High | 260 (32) |
| Characteristic . | Value . |
|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | … |
| Male | 477 (56) |
| Female | 368 (44) |
| Age, median [IQR] | 29 [23, 39] |
| Age <20 ya, n (%) | 93 (11)a |
| Age ≥20 y, n (%) | 752 (89) |
| Education, n (%) | … |
| Primary school or less | 342 (40) |
| Secondary school or higher | 466 (55) |
| Missing data | 37 (5) |
| Marital status | … |
| Single | 507 (60) |
| Married or living together | 240 (29) |
| Divorced or separated | 45 (5) |
| Widower | 17 (2) |
| Missing data | 36 (4) |
| Positive HIV status, n (%) | 111 (13) |
| Type of TB, n (%) | … |
| New case | 746 (88) |
| Previously treated | 99 (12) |
| Xpertb level, n (%) | … |
| Very low | 63 (7) |
| Low | 147 (17) |
| Medium | 375 (44) |
| High | 260 (32) |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; TB, tuberculosis.
aNone of the adolescents (age < 20) were HIV seropositive.
bXpert MTB/RIF (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA).
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