Table 1 Demographics, clinical, social, and behavioral characteristics of 150 new and previously treated tuberculosis cases diagnosed from June 2022—June 2023 at a referral health facility in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana.
From: Geospatial analysis of shared risks for tuberculosis transmission in an urban cohort
Individual characteristics | Study population N = 150 | Treatment naïve N = 131 | Previously treated* N = 19 | p value** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex = Male (%) | 102 (68.0) | 88 (67.2) | 14 (73.7) | 0.760 |
Age in years (%) | 0.078 | |||
15–24 | 14 (9.3) | 14 (10.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
25–44 | 63 (42.0) | 57 (43.5) | 6 (31.6) | |
45–64 | 57 (38.0) | 45 (34.4) | 12 (63.2) | |
65 + | 16 (10.7) | 15 (11.5) | 1 (5.3) | |
Occupation (%) | 0.793 | |||
Skilled work | 61 (40.7) | 54 (41.2) | 7 (36.8) | |
Unemployed | 12 (8.0) | 11 (8.4) | 1 (5.3) | |
Unskilled work | 77 (51.3) | 66 (50.4) | 11 (57.9) | |
Married = Yes (%) | 75 (50.0) | 66 (50.4) | 9 (47.4) | 1.000 |
Religion = Muslim (%) | 27 (18.1) | 22 (16.9) | 5 (26.3) | 0.500 |
HIV Status = Positive (%) | 23 (15.3) | 21 (16.0) | 2 (10.5) | 0.778 |
HIV Years before TB = less than a year (%) | 19 (82.6) | 18 (85.7) | 1 (50.0) | 0.766 |
Past year alcohol use = Yes (%) | 54 (36.0) | 45 (34.4) | 9 (47.4) | 0.396 |
Past year drug use = Yes (%) | 40 (26.7) | 32 (24.4) | 8 (42.1) | 0.177 |
Past Two Months Cough in Household = Yes (%) | 18 (12.0) | 15 (11.5) | 3 (15.8) | 0.868 |
Past Two Months Cough in Friends or Relatives = Yes (%) | 36 (24.0) | 31 (23.7) | 5 (26.3) | 1.000 |
BMI at diagnosis (%) | 0.965 | |||
Normal weight for height | 63 (42.0) | 55 (42.0) | 8 (42.1) | |
Overweight for height | 10 (6.7) | 9 (6.9) | 1 (5.3) | |
Underweight for height | 77 (51.3) | 67 (51.1) | 10 (52.6) | |
BCG Scar Observed = Yes (%) | 122 (81.3) | 109 (83.2) | 13 (68.4) | 0.218 |
Has Lost Weight = Yes (%) | 129 (86.0) | 114 (87.0) | 15 (78.9) | 0.552 |
Has Fever = Yes (%) | 51 (34.0) | 47 (35.9) | 4 (21.1) | 0.310 |
Night Sweats = Yes (%) | 54 (36.0) | 49 (37.4) | 5 (26.3) | 0.493 |
Severe Tiredness = Yes (%) | 99 (66.0) | 86 (65.6) | 13 (68.4) | 1.000 |
Has Hemoptysis = Yes (%) | 43 (28.7) | 40 (30.5) | 3 (15.8) | 0.291 |
