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Table 4 Characteristics of tuberculosis patients diagnosed through mobile team activity in four regions and three states, Myanmar, October 2014-December 2014

From: Active case-finding for tuberculosis by mobile teams in Myanmar: yield and treatment outcomes

Variable

n (%)

Total

504

Sex

 Male

309 (61.3)

 Female

195 (38.7)

Age group (years)

  < 15

32 (6.3)

 15-54

275 (54.6)

  ≥ 55

197 (39.1)

 Median (IQRa)

49 (34-60)

Education status

 Illiterate

183 (36.3)

 Read & write-Primary

195 (38.7)

 Middle-High

115 (22.8)

 University-Graduate

11(2.2)

History of TBb contact

 No

399 (79.2)

 Yes

99 (19.6)

 Unknown

6 (1.2)

CXRc result

 Normal

1 (0.2)

 Highly suspicious of TB

485 (96.2)

 Suspicious of TB

6 (1.2)

 Healed TB

10 (2.0)

 Others

2 (0.4)

Smear result and grading

 Negative

393 (78.4)

 Scanty

7 (1.5)

 1 +

40 (8.0)

 2 +

26 (5.4)

 3 +

35 (7.3)

Type of TB disease

 Smear-positive PTBd

108 (21.4)

 Smear-negative PTB

393 (78.0)

 EPTBe

3 (0.6)

Type of TB patient

 New TB case

448 (88.9)

 Retreatment

 

 Relapse

 

 Treatment after Lost to follow-up

53 (10.5)

3 (0.6)

TB treatment regimen

 Initial regimen (6 months)

416 (82.5)

 Retreatment regimen (8 months)

56 (11.1)

 Childhood regimen (6 months)

32 (6.3)

  1. aIQR (Interquartile range), bTuberculosis, cChest X-ray, dPulmonary TB, eExtrapulmonary TB