Treatment Outcomes and Associated Factors in Tuberculosis Patients at Atwima Nwabiagya District, Ashanti Region, Ghana: A Ten-Year Retrospective Study

Table 3

Background characteristics of TB patients.

Variable	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Gender
Female	599	67.23
Male	292	32.77
Age (years)
≤20	48	5.39
21-30	150	16.84
31-40	217	24.35
41-50	214	24.02
51-60	117	13.13
>60	145	16.27
Mean (SD)	43.63 (±16.24)
Pretreatment weight (kg)
≤35	48	5.39
36-45	260	29.18
46-55	366	41.08
56-65	164	18.41
>66	53	5.95
Mean (SD)	49.64 (9.42)
HIV status
Negative	809	90.80
Positive	82	9.20
Disease classification
Smear positive PTB	85	9.54
Smear negative PTB	270	30.30
Extra-PTB	535	60.04
MDR-TB	1	0.11
Patient category
New	793	89.00
Relapse	53	5.95
Transfer in	8	0.90
Failure	18	2.02
Retreatment	19	2.13
Treatment support
No	89	9.99
Yes	802	90.01
Adverse drug reaction
No	887	99.55
Yes	4	0.45