Table 4.
Characteristics of tuberculosis patients diagnosed through mobile team activity in four regions and three states, Myanmar, October 2014-December 2014
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Total | 504 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 309 (61.3) |
| Female | 195 (38.7) |
| Age group (years) | |
| < 15 | 32 (6.3) |
| 15-54 | 275 (54.6) |
| ≥ 55 | 197 (39.1) |
| Median (IQRa) | 49 (34-60) |
| Education status | |
| Illiterate | 183 (36.3) |
| Read & write-Primary | 195 (38.7) |
| Middle-High | 115 (22.8) |
| University-Graduate | 11(2.2) |
| History of TBb contact | |
| No | 399 (79.2) |
| Yes | 99 (19.6) |
| Unknown | 6 (1.2) |
| CXRc result | |
| Normal | 1 (0.2) |
| Highly suspicious of TB | 485 (96.2) |
| Suspicious of TB | 6 (1.2) |
| Healed TB | 10 (2.0) |
| Others | 2 (0.4) |
| Smear result and grading | |
| Negative | 393 (78.4) |
| Scanty | 7 (1.5) |
| 1 + | 40 (8.0) |
| 2 + | 26 (5.4) |
| 3 + | 35 (7.3) |
| Type of TB disease | |
| Smear-positive PTBd | 108 (21.4) |
| Smear-negative PTB | 393 (78.0) |
| EPTBe | 3 (0.6) |
| Type of TB patient | |
| New TB case | 448 (88.9) |
| Retreatment | |
| Relapse | |
| Treatment after Lost to follow-up | 53 (10.5) |
| 3 (0.6) | |
| TB treatment regimen | |
| Initial regimen (6 months) | 416 (82.5) |
| Retreatment regimen (8 months) | 56 (11.1) |
| Childhood regimen (6 months) | 32 (6.3) |
aIQR (Interquartile range), bTuberculosis, cChest X-ray, dPulmonary TB, eExtrapulmonary TB