Treatment Outcomes of Tuberculosis and Associated Factors in an Ethiopian University Hospital

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of all TB patients in UoGTH, 2008–2012.

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Tuberculosis type
Smear positive	303	19.1
Smear negative	844	53.3
Extrapulmonary	437	27.6
Total	1584	100%
Category of patients
New	1307	82.5
Retreatment	41	2.6
Others	89	5.6
Transfer-in	147	9.3
Total	1584	100%
HIV status
Positive	212	13.4
Negative	420	26.5
Unknown	952	60.1
Total	1584	100%
CPT initiation for HIV positive TB patients
Yes	54	25.5
No	158	74.5
Total	212	100%
ART initiation for HIV positive TB patients
Yes	45	21.2
No	167	78.8
Total	212	100%
Smear result at 2nd month for PTB +ve patients
Positive	32	10.6
Negative	207	68.3
Not tested	64	21.1
Total	303	100%
Smear result at 5th month for PTB +ve patients
Positive	5	1.7
Negative	221	72.9
Not tested	77	25.4
Total	303	100%
Smear result at 7th month for PTB +ve patients
Positive	3	1.0
Negative	218	71.9
Not tested	82	27.1
Total	303	100%