Table 3.
Sociodemographics of TB cases notified through conventional PPM-1 and PPM-1 boosted models
| Variable | Operational districts (Lahore, Sheikhupura, and Gujrat) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined result (all three districts) | PPM-1, N (%) | PPM-B, N (%) | P-value (PPM-1 vs. PPM-1 boosted) | |
| Cases notified | 5,931 | 5,384 (91) | 547 (9) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 2,980 | 2,689 (50) | 291 (53) | 0.14 |
| Female | 2,954 | 2,695 (50) | 256 (47) | 0.14 |
| Age-group (years) | ||||
| < 15 | 588 | 558 (10) | 30 (6) | 0.001* |
| 15–34 | 2,384 | 2,174 (40) | 210 (38) | 0.33 |
| 35–54 | 1,700 | 1,519 (28) | 181 (33) | 0.01* |
| > 54 | 1,259 | 1,133 (21) | 126 (23) | 0.20 |
| Disease subclassification | ||||
| Pulmonary | 4,362 | 3,922 (73) | 440 (80) | 0.001* |
| Extrapulmonary | 1,569 | 1,462 (27) | 107 (20) | 0.001* |
| Subtotal pulmonary | ||||
| Bacteriologically confirmed (B+) | 863 | 784 (20) | 79 (18) | 0.30 |
| Non-bacteriologically confirmed (B−) | 3,499 | 3,138 (80) | 361 (82) | 0.30 |
| TB history | ||||
| New (Cat-1) | 5,543 | 5,043 (94) | 500 (91) | 0.04* |
| Relapse (Cat-II) | 388 | 341 (6) | 47 (9) | 0.04* |
TB = tuberculosis; PPM = public–private mix.
*
Statistically significant P-value.