Variable

Frequency (Percentage)

Sex

Male

386 (69.5)

Female

167 (30.0)

Missing

3 (0.5)

Age Category

1 - 20

33 (5.9)

21 - 30

138 (24.8)

31 - 40

168 (30.2)

41 - 50

126 (22.7)

51 - 89

84 (15.3)

Missing

6 (1.1)

Type of Health Facility

Regional Referral Hospital

179 (32.2)

Mulago National Referral Hospital

37 (6.7)

District Hospital

141 (25.3)

Health Center IV

105 (18.9)

Health Center III

94 (16.9)

TB Zones

North/Northwest

166 (29.9)

West/Southwest

108 (19.4)

East/Northeast

68 (12.2)

Southeast

70 (12.6)

Central

70 (12.6)

Kampala

74 (13.3)

Patient Category

Failure

211 (37.9)

Default

130 (23.4)

Relapse

162 (29.1)

Chronic case*

40 (7.2)

MDR-TB contact

12 (2.2)

Health care worker

1 (0.2)

Timing of Sputum Collection

0 months

62 (11.2)

2 months

110 (19.8)

5 months

86 (15.5)

8 months

150 (27.0)

Missing

148 (26.5)