5.1.Characteristics | Patient n (%) |
---|---|
Governorates | |
 Alhodidah | 37 (46.3) |
 Taiz | 17 (21.3) |
 Sana’a | 10 (12.5) |
 Aden | 16 (20) |
Gender | |
 Male | 48 (60) |
 Female | 32 (40) |
Age (years) | |
  ≤ 45 | 32 (40) |
  > 45 | 48 (60) |
Baseline weight (kg) | |
  ≤ 40 | 51 (63.8) |
  > 40 | 29 (36.3) |
Area | |
 Rural | 35 (43.8) |
 Urban | 45 (56.3) |
Marital status | |
 Married | 61 (76.3) |
 Unmarried | 19 (23.8) |
Smoking | |
 Non-smoker | 12 (15) |
 Smoker | 68 (85) |
Chewing khat€ | |
 Yes | 73 (91.3) |
 No | 7 (8.8) |
Employment status | |
 Employed | 13 (16.3) |
 Unemployed | 67 (83.3) |
Monthly income (rial¥) | |
  ≤ 10,000 | 67 (83.8) |
  > 10,000 | 13 (16.3) |
History of TB€ treatment | |
 Previously treated | 75 (93.8) |
 Newly treated | 5 (6.3) |
History of Streptomycin use | |
 No | 57 (71.3) |
 Yes | 23 (28.8) |
Comorbidity | |
 No | 54 (67.5) |
 Yes | 23 (28.8) |
Number of first line resistance | |
  ≤ 2 | 55 (68.8) |
  > 2 | 25 (31.3) |
Sputum grading | |
 Low | 35 (43.7) |
 High | 45 (56.3) |
Baseline lung cavity | |
 No | 39 (48.8) |
 Yes | 41 (51.3) |
Hb¥ level | |
 Normal | 28 (35) |
 Below normal | 52 (65) |
Creatinine level | |
 Normal | 71 (88.8) |
 Above normal | 9 (11.3) |
WBCsα level | |
 Normal | 43 (53.8) |
 Above normal | 37 (46.3) |
Bilirubin level | |
 Normal | 71 (88.8) |
 Above normal | 9 (11.3) |