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Screening of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) among Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients in Eastern Sudan

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Frequency of HIV in comparison to type of TB (n = 251).

HIV positiveHIV negativeTotalp-value
Pulmonary TB32 (17%)156 (83%)1880.026
Extra pulmonary    3 (04.8%)   60 (95.2%)  63
Total35 (13.9%)216 (86.1%)251

Frequency of HIV in comparison to gender, education, and occupation of adults (n = 230).

PositiveNegativeTotalp-value
Educationilliterate  23 (14.5%)136 (85.5%)1590.89
elementary  7 (11.9%)  52 (88.1%)  59
secondary 1 (9.1%)  10 (90.9%)  11
university  0 (0.0%)    1 (100%)    1
Marital statusmarried 11 (6.6%)156 (93.4%)1670.6
single  20 (32.8%)  41 (67.2%)  61
widow  0 (0.0%)  2 (100%)    2
Occupationunemployed  0 (0.0%)   1 (100%)    10.03
housewife  5 (6.1%)  77 (93.9%)  82
freeworker  24 (17.1%)116 (82.9%)140
officer  0 (0.0%)    2 (100%)    2
farmer  1 (100%)   0 (0.0%)    1
student1 (25%)   3 (75%)    4
Smokingsmoker  8 (61.5%)     5 (38.5%)  130.7
non smoker 23 (10.6%)194 (89.4%)217
Alcoholyes  0 (0.0%)    1 (100%)    10.69
no  31 (13.5%)198 (86.5%)229
Total  31 (13.5%)199 (86.5%)230

Frequency of social behavior, and knowledge about TB/HIV, of adults (n = 230).

Adults patients (Total 230)
Marital Statusmarried16772.61%
single  6126.52%
widow    2  0.87%
Educational levelilliterate15969.13%
elementary  5925.65%
secondary  11  4.78%
university    1  0.43%
Occupationnon    1  0.43%
farmer    1  0.43%
housewife  8235.65%
officer    2  0.87%
worker14060.87%
student    4  1.74%
Smokingsmoker  13  5.65%
non smoker21794.35%
Alcoholalcoholic    199.57%
non alcoholic229  0.43%
Knowledge about TBgood    5  2.17%
poor22597.83%
Knowledge about HIVgood  2410.43%
poor20689.57%

Frequency of HIV in comparison to gender, education, Knowledge about TB, knowledge about HIV, and occupation of children (n = 251).

PositiveNegativeTotalp-value
Gendermale28 (18.2%)126 (81.8%)1540.02
female7 (7.2%) 90 (92.8%) 97
Residenceurban21 (14.5%)124 (85.5%)1450.92
rural14 (13.2%) 92 (86.8%)106
Knowledge about TBgood1 (20%) 4 (80%)    50.69
poor34 (13.8%)212 (86.2%)246
Knowledge about HIVgood6 (24%)19 (76%) 250.13
poor29 (12.8%)197 (87.2%)226
Total  4 (19.05%) 17 (80.95% 21

Frequency of gender, education, Knowledge about TB, knowledge about HIV, and occupation of children (n = 21).

Children patients (Total 21)
Gendermale14  66.67%
female  7  33.33%
Educationelementary  8  38.10%
uneducated13  61.90%
Knowledge about TBgood  0    0.0%
poor21 100%
Knowledge about HIVgood  1     4.76%
poor2095.24%
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Life Sciences, Microbiology and Virology