Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 353 adult patients with pneumonia between August and December 2015 in Mwanza, Tanzania
Characteristics | Number (%) or Median (IQR) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 181 (51.3) |
 Female | 172 (48.7) |
Age (years) | 40 (32–52) |
Hospitalization | |
 Inpatients (Less than 48 h.) | 31 (8.8) |
 Outpatients | 322 (91.2) |
Level of formal education | |
 None | 51 (14.5) |
 Primary school | 228 (64.6) |
 Secondary school | 64 (18.1) |
 University/College | 10 (2.8) |
Ever Smoked tobacco products | |
 No | 260 (73.7) |
 Yes | 93 (26.3) |
Taking of alcohol-containing beverage | |
 No | 189 (53.5) |
 Yes | 164 (46.5) |
HIV status | |
 Negative | 217 (61.5) |
 Positive | 136 (38.5) |
Co-morbidities | |
 No | 313 (88.7) |
 Yes | 40 (11.3) |
Antibiotics use in the past 7 days | |
 No | 231 (65.4) |
 Yes | 122 (34.6) |
Treatment | |
 First line | 265 (75.1%) |
 Second line | 88 (24.9%) |