Table 1.
Distribution characteristics in children with TB in Khuzestan, 2005-2010
| Variables |
0-4 years
N=10 |
5-9 years
N=18 |
10-15 years
N=149 |
Total
N=177 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sex
Female Male |
3 (30) 7 (70) |
9 (50) 9 (50) |
122 (81.9) 27 (18.1) |
134 (75.7) 43 (24.3) |
|
PTB
Smear-positive Smear-negative |
0 4 (40) |
3 (16.7) 10 (55.5) |
70 (47.0) 14 (9.4) |
73 (41.3) 28 (15.8) |
|
EPTB
Lymphadenitis Meningitis Miliary Peritonitis Osteoarticular Others |
3 (30) 2 (20) 1 (10) 0 0 0 |
4 (22.2) 0 0 1 (5.5) 0 0 |
40 (26.8) 2 (1.3) 3 (2.0) 5 (3.4) 7 (4.7) 8 (5.4) |
47 (26.5) 4 (2.3) 4 (2.3) 6 (3.4) 7 (3.9) 8 (4.5) |
Abbreviation: PTB; pulmonary tuberculosis, EPTB; extra pulmonary tuberculosis