Table 2.
Clinical and demographic characteristics of the screened children who were diagnosed with Tuberculosis (N=44).
| Patients with TB (N=44) | ||
|---|---|---|
| N | % | |
| Gender | ||
| M | 18 | 41 |
| F | 26 | 59 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 0–5 | 30 | 68 |
| 6–16 | 14 | 32 |
| Type of TB# | ||
| Pulmonary TB | 35 | |
| Pulmonary TB Smear + | 2 | 5 |
| Pulmonary TB Smear − | 6 | 14 |
| Pulmonary TB Smear inconclusive | 27 | 61 |
| Extrapulmonary TB | 12 | |
| Lymph node TB | 9 | 20 |
| Bone TB | 3 | 7 |
| Symptoms | ||
| Cough | 37 | 84 |
| Fever | 41 | 93 |
| Chest pain | 24 | 55 |
| Rhinitis | 4 | 9 |
| Abdominal pain | 5 | 11 |
| Headache | 5 | 11 |
| Dyspnea | 8 | 18 |
| Lymphadenopathy | 3 | 7 |
| Deaths | 3 | 7 |
#
Patients could have more than 1 type of TB at the same time.