Table 2: Association between the MBT and demographic data.
|
Characteristics |
MBT |
X2-Values |
P-values |
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|
Negative |
Positive |
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|
Sex |
Female |
102 (97.1) |
3 (2.9) |
2.862 |
0.091 |
|
Male |
76 (91.6) |
7 (8.4) |
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|
Age range |
Less than 20 years |
13 (86.7) |
2 (13.3) |
8.335 |
0.139 |
|
20-29 years |
44 (100) |
0 (0) |
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|
30-39 years |
37 (92.5) |
3 (7.5) |
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|
40-49 years |
38 (95.0) |
2 (5.0) |
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|
50-59 years |
22 (88.0) |
3 (12.0) |
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|
60 years & above |
24 (100) |
0 (0) |
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|
Specimen |
Sputum |
177 (95.2) |
9 (4.8) |
8.013 |
0.005 |
|
Fluid |
1 (50.0) |
1 (50.0) |
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