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Table 2 Clinical history of TB patients attending selected health institutions of Arba Minch town and Arba Minch zuria district from January to August, 2016

From: Intestinal helminth co-infection and associated factors among tuberculosis patients in Arba Minch, Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Number (n)

Percent (%)

Total no. of respondents

History of diarrheal within 3 months

Yes

24

11.3

213

No

189

88.7

Time of last diarrhoea occurrence

Before a month

11

 

24

Before 2 weeks

3

Within 2 weeks

10

Duration of last diarrhoea occurrence

> a month

2

 

24

< a month

13

< a week

9

Other GIT discomfort within 3 months

Yes

40

18.8

213

No

173

81.2

Started anti-TB treatment

Yes

200

93.9

213

No

13

6.1

Course of treatment

First

190

95.0

200

Re-treatment

10

5.0

Duration of treatment in months

<2

45

22.5

200

2–4

55

27.5

>4

100

50.0

Started anti-TB treatment

Yes

200

93.9

213

No

13

6.9

HIV status

Positive

20

9.6

209

Negative

189

90.4

BMI

<18.5

71

33.3

213

≥18.5

142

66.7