Characteristics Frequency Percent Sex       Male 1234 57.4 Female 916 42.6 Age group       0-14 years 263 12.2 15-44 years 1587 73.8 45-64 years 260 12.1 ≥65 years 40 1.9 TB patients category       New 2090 97.2 Relapse 56 2.6 Return after default  4 0.2 Type of TB       SPPTB 532 24.7 SNPTB 1125 52.3 EXPTB 492 23.0 HIV status       Positive 397 18.5 Negative 1753 81.5

Table 1: Characteristics of TB patients registered at Mizan Aman General Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia, 2010 to 2013 (n=2150).

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