Table 1.

First self-reported symptoms of TB (n=930*)

	TB smear positive (n=600)	TB smear negative/no expectoration (n=330)†
Cough	88% (530/600)	87% (286/330)
Fever	80% (482/600)	85% (279/330)
Chest pain	80% (477/600)	84% (276/330)
Weight loss	55% (330/600)	63% (208/330)
Night sweating	16% (95/600)	17% (55/330)
Breathlessness	14% (85/600)	16% (52/330)
Haemoptysis	6% (37/600)	8% (27/330)
Other symptoms	1% (6/600)	1% (2/330)

*Forty-three cases did not provide information on the nature of first TB symptoms.

†There were no significant differences between the two groups (p>0.05).