Variable

Frequency (n)

Percentages (%)

Groups of age (years)

[16 - 40[

157

55.7

[40 - 65[

88

31.2

³65

37

13.1

Gender

Male

194

68.8

Female

88

31.2

Marital status

Married

143

50.7

Single

103

36.5

Divorced

23

8.2

Widowed

13

4.6

School attendance

203

72

Educational level

Primary

57

28.1

Secondary

89

43.8

University

57

28.1

History of TB contact

73

25.9

History of TB

24

8.5

HIV-positive patients

80

28.4

High blood pressure

22

7.8

Diabetes

16

5.7

Chronic kidney disease

3

1.1

Smokers

Current

23

8.2

Former

42

14.9

Alcohol consumption

35

12.4