Table 2.
Signs and symptoms, imaging results, bacteriology and treatment status among TB HIV con-infected cases as observed in the Zambia national TB prevalence survey; N = 36
| TB Cases co-infected with HIV N (%) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|
| Cough ≥2 weeks | 19 (52.8) | 0.046 |
| Fever ≥2 weeks | 7 (19.4) | 0.844 |
| Chest pain ≥2 weeks | 17 (47.2) | 0.411 |
| Chest x-ray abnormality | 32 (88.9) | 0.004 |
| Smear positive | 18 (50.0) | 0.000 |
| Culture positive | 34 (94.4) | 0.000 |
| Currently on TB treatment | 0 (0.0) | 0.987 |
| Ever treated for TB | 5 (13.9) | 0.646 |
| Household member ever treated for TB | 3 (8.3) | 0.489 |