Variables

Positive

Negative

Couldn’t produce sputum

Total

X2

P value

N = 130

N = 143

N = 42

N = 315

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

Male

76 (58.5)

87 (60.8)

23 (54.8)

186 (59.0)

0.527

0.77

Female

54 (41.5)

56 (39.2)

19 (45.2)

129 (59.0)

Residence

Urban

63 (48.5)

72 (50.3)

22 (52.4)

157 (49.8)

0.222

0.90

Rural

67 (51.5)

71 (49.7)

20 (47.6)

158 (50.2)

Regimen

Category 1

116 (89.2)

110 (76.9)

29 (69.0)

275 (87.3)

36.464

0.00*

Category 2

14 (26.9)

33 (23.1)

5 (11.9)

53 (16.5)

Site of disease

Pulmonary

130 (100)

116 (81.1)

29 (69.0)

275 (87.3)

36.464

0.00*

Extrapulmonary

0 (0.0)

27 (18.9)

13 (31.0)

40 (12.7)

HIV status

Positive

45 (34.6)

68 (47.6)

15 (35.7)

128 (40.6)

5.211

0.07

Negative

85 (65.4)

75 (52.4)

27 (64.3)

187 (59.4)

Age (years)

<20

11 (8.5)

25 (17.5)

38 (90.5)

74 (23.5)

125.116

0.00*

20 - 39

61 (46.9)

57 (39.9)

0 (0.0)

118 (37.5)

40 - 59

50 (38.5)

51 (35.7)

3 (7.1)

104 (33.0)

≥60

8 (6.2)

10 (7.0)

1 (2.4)

19 (6.0)