Prevalence and predictors of unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment outcomes among persons with TB/HIV co-infection in Ghana: a 10-year retrospective study

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents

Variable	Frequency (n = 1242)	Percentage (%)
Gender
Male	604	48.63
Female	638	51.37
Age group [in Years]
Median (Interquartile range)	35 (13–45)
< 15	348	28.02
15–24	72	5.80
25–34	170	13.69
35–44	302	24.32
45–54	236	19.00
55–64	92	7.41
≥ 65	22	1.77
Residential Status
Urban	1,169	94.12
Rural	73	5.88
Distance to the hospital
< 5 km	319	25.68
≥ 5 km	923	74.32
Treatment Supporter
Yes	851	68.52
No	391	31.48
Educational status
No formal education	366	29.47
Primary	293	23.59
Junior High	345	27.78
Senior High	173	13.93
Tertiary	65	5.23
Marital status
Single	545	43.88
Cohabiting	37	2.98
Married	447	35.99
Widowed	75	6.04
Divorced/separated	138	11.11
Pretreatment weight
Median (IQR)	42 (22–50)
0–24	358	78.82
25–39	183	14.73
40–54	496	39.94
55–69	163	13.12
70–75	13	1.05
≥ 75	29	2.33
Cavitation on baseline chest X-ray
Suggestive	1,200	96.62
Not Suggestive	42	3.38
Category of patient
New patient	1,167	93.96
Retreatment	75	6.04

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