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. 2022 Jun 14;2(6):e0000588. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000588

Table 3. Characteristics of study TB cases.

Total State Region Yangon
Number % Number % Number % Number %
Study case 322 65 149 108
Sex Male 236 73 46 71 112 75 78 72
Female 86 27 19 29 37 25 30 28
Age group 15‒24 24 7.5 5 7.7 6 4.0 13 12
25‒34 37 12 5 7.7 17 11 15 14
35‒44 59 18 11 17 26 17 22 20
45‒54 58 18 12 19 26 17 20 19
55‒64 69 21 14 22 38 26 17 16
65‒74 47 15 13 20 18 12 16 15
75+ 28 8.7 5 7.7 18 12 5 4.6
Symptom Cough ≥ 2 weeks 45 14 13 20 20 13 12 11
Any TB-related symptom(s) 153 48 34 52 69 46 50 46
CXR Field screening-positive 321 99.7 64 99 149 100 108 100
Central screening-positive 313 97 63 97 146 98 104 96
Active TB by central reading 267 83 57 88 118 79 92 85
TB history No TB treatment history 305 95 62 95 145 97 98 91
Previously treated 17 5.3 3 4.6 4 2.7 10 9.3
Laboratory result Smear-positive 42 13 14 22 14 9.4 14 13
Culture M.tb-positive 117 36 34 52 42 28 41 38
Rifampicin-resistant 10 3.1 3 4.6 3 2.0 4 3.7
New case 7 2.2 2 3.1 2 1.3 3 2.8
Previously treated 3 0.9 1 1.5 1 0.7 1 0.9

CXR–chest X-ray, Mtb–Mycobacterium tuberculosis.