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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients with PTB at the Limbe Regional and Kumba District Hospitals, Southwest Region of Cameroon, 2015

From: Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in adult patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in the Southwest Region of Cameroon

Variable

Description

N (%)

Sputum smear at time of diagnosis

Positive

204 (77)

Negative

61 (23)

Treatment status

New case

213 (80.4)

Retreatment c

52 (19.6)

Treatment phase

Intensive

146 (55.1)

Continuation

119 (44.9)

Patient status at time of study

Hospitalised

106 (40)

Outpatient

159 (60)

Other co-morbid conditions

Yes

100 (37.7)

No

165 (62.3)

TB/HIV co-infection

Yes

88 (33.2)

No

177 (66.8)

Family history of mental illness

Yes

68 (25.7)

No

197 (64.3)