Table 1. Demographic and disease characteristics among Hmong refugees with tuberculosis, Thailand, February 2005*.
Characteristic | No. (%) |
---|---|
Total |
272 (100) |
Sex | |
F | 112 (41.2) |
M |
160 (58.8) |
Age, y | |
<15 | 21 (7.7) |
15–64 | 153 (56.3) |
>65 |
98 (36.0) |
Culture results | |
Positive | 57 (21.0) |
Negative | 185 (68.0) |
Unknown |
30 (11.0) |
DST results | |
MDR TB | 24 (8.8) |
Other patterns | 9 (3.3) |
Pansusceptible |
24 (8.8) |
Smear results | |
Ever positive | 34 (12.5) |
Always negative | 213 (78.3) |
Unknown | 25 (9.2) |
*DST, Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug-susceptibility test results; MDR TB, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.