Table 2. Site of TB Disease According to Age.
All children | 0–4 years | 5–15 years | P value | |
n (%)* | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Site of TB infection | n = 103 | n = 48 | n = 55 | |
Intrathoracic | 64 (62) | 33 (69) | 31 (48) | 0.20 |
Extrathoracic | 54 (52) | 26 (54) | 28 (51) | 0.74 |
Both intra and extrathoracic | 20 (19) | 16 (33) | 4 (7) | 0.001 |
Extrathoracic lymphatic | 23 (22) | 12 (25) | 11 (20) | 0.54 |
Osteoarticular | 12 (12) | 4 (8) | 8 (15) | 0.37 |
Meningeal | 12 (12) | 6 (13) | 6 (11) | 1.0 |
Miliary | 7 (7) | 6 (13) | 1 (2) | 0.048 |
Abdominal | 4 (4) | 1 (2) | 3 (5) | 0.62 |
Other | 2 (2) | 2 (4) | 0 | 0.22 |
Undetermined site | 5 (5) | 5 (10) | 0 | 0.02 |
Severe TB† | 17 (17) | 10 (21) | 7 (13) | 0.27 |
*Column percentages add up to > 100% because many children had multiple sites of infection.
Severe TB is defined as presence of meningeal and/or miliary TB.