Table 2.
Characteristic | Total (n = 199) n (%)* |
No TB (n = 121) n (%) |
Undetected TB (n = 39) n (%) |
P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Produced sputum | 160 (80.4) | 121 (75.6) | 39 (24.4) | |
Unable to produce sputum | 39 (19.6) | |||
Sex | ||||
Female | 125 (62.8) | 80 (66.1) | 22 (56.4) | 0.273 |
Male | 74 (37.2) | 41 (33.1) | 17 (43.6) | |
Age, years | ||||
15–24 | 64 (32.2) | 43 (35.5) | 9 (23.1) | 0.263+ |
25–34 | 80 (40.2) | 45 (37.2) | 17 (43.6) | |
35–44 | 28 (14.1) | 17 (14.1) | 8 (20.0) | |
45–54 | 13 (6.5) | 6 (5.0) | 4 (10.3) | |
⩾55 | 14 (7) | 10 (8.2) | 1 (3.0) | |
Marital status | ||||
Never married | 40 (20.1) | 24 (19.8) | 8 (20.5) | 0.596 |
Currently married | 99 (49.8) | 66 (54.5) | 18 (46.2) | |
Previously married | 60 (30.2) | 31 (25.6) | 13 (33.3) | |
Education level (years of school) | ||||
None | 22 (11.1) | 15 (12.4) | 2 (5.1) | 0.524† |
1–7 | 106 (53.2) | 62 (51.2) | 19 (48.7) | |
8–13 | 61 (30.7) | 37 (30.6) | 16 (41.0) | |
>13 | 10 (5) | 7 (5.8) | 2 (5.1) | |
Cough duration, weeks‡ | ||||
2–3 | 71 (35.7) | 41 (34.8) | 13 (33.3) | 0.204§ |
>3–8 | 52 (26.1) | 36 (30.5) | 6 (15.4) | |
>8–12 | 19 (9.6) | 11 (9.3) | 6 (15.4) | |
>12 | 57 (28.6) | 30 (25.4) | 14 (35.9) | |
TB-related symptoms | ||||
None | 90 (45.2) | 59 (48.8) | 15 (38.5) | 0.106§ |
1–2 | 58 (29.2) | 38 (31.4) | 11 (28.2) | |
3–5 | 51 (25.6) | 24 (19.8) | 13 (33.3) | |
Ever undergone HIV testing | ||||
No | 83 (41.7) | 51 (42.2) | 16 (41.0) | 0.902 |
Yes | 116 (58.3) | 70 (57.9) | 23 (59.0) | |
HIV status | ||||
Negative | 138 (69.4) | 86 (72.9) | 25 (65.8) | 0.154 |
Positive | 57 (28.6) | 32 (27.1) | 13 (34.2) | |
Not done | 4 (2) | 3 | 1 | |
Health care seeking | ||||
No | 51 (28.7) | 31 (28.7) | 8 (23.5) | 0.556 |
Yes | 127 (71.3) | 77 (71.3) | 26 (76.5) |
Other totals may not add up to 199 due to 39 missing AFB smear tests; of 160 only 4 did not produce two samples.
Fisher’s exact test.
Mean and median difference in cough duration not significant.
Test for trend.
TB = tuberculosis; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; AFB = acid-fast bacilli.