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Table 3 Health status of adult TB patients in some selected public health facilities of Addis Ababa, 2014

From: Prevalence and associated factors of undernutrition among adult tuberculosis patients in some selected public health facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Ever heard of TB

  

 Yes

324

90

 No

36

10

Types of TB

  

 Pulmonary TB

259

71.9

 Extra pulmonary TB

101

28.1

Duration on anti TB

  

  < =4 weeks

232

64.4

 5-8 Weeks

128

35.6

Functional Status

  

 Working

143

39.7

 Ambulatory

215

58.9

 Bed ridden

5

1.4

Eating Problem

  

 Yes

59

16.4

 No

301

83.6

Feel sad or depressed

  

 Yes

80

22.2

 No

280

77.8

Chronic illness(N = 91)

  

 HIV/AIDS

74

83.1

 Diabetes

10

11.2

 Hypertension

6

6.7

 Cancer

1

1.1

HIV/AIDS

  

 Yes

74

20.6

 No

286

79.4