Table 1.
Characteristics of cases registered in the Sulaimaniyah TB canter in 2010 (530 cases)
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| All | 530 | 100.0 |
| Males | 264 | 49.8 |
| Females | 266 | 50.2 |
| Type | ||
| Pulmonary | 391 | 73.8 |
| Extra-pulmonary | 139 | 26.2 |
| Diagnosis | ||
| New | 512 | 96.6 |
| Relapse | 18 | 3.4 |
| Sputum | ||
| Positive | 240 | 45.3 |
| Negative | 290 | 54.7 |
| Age group (yrs) | ||
| 1–14 | 18 | 3.4 |
| 15–24 | 62 | 11.7 |
| 25–44 | 233 | 44.0 |
| 55–64 | 167 | 31.5 |
| 65 and over | 46 | 8.7 |
| HIV +ve | 0 | 0.0 |
| Registration time | ||
| First quarter 2010 | 133 | 25.1 |
| Second quarter 2010 | 115 | 21.7 |
| Third quarter 2010 | 146 | 27.5 |
| Fourth quarter 2010 | 136 | 25.7 |
| Contacts | ||
| Sputum samples examined | 1689 | |
| Sputum +ve | 67 | 4.0 |