Table 1 |
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| Demographic and clinical characteristics of transfer-in vs. Non transfer-in patients TB patient in Harare City – 2010 | ||||
| Characteristic* | Patient Group (n(%)) | p-value | ||
| Transfers-in (n=263) | Non Transfers-in (n=7029) | |||
| Sex | Male | 148 (56)) | 3993 (55) | 0.667 |
| Female | 115 (44) | 3276 (45) | ||
| Age group in years | <15 | 21 (8) | 777 (10.8) | 0.025 |
| (n=260) | 15-25 | 36 (14) | 657 (9.1) | |
| 25-44 | 160 (62) | 4242 (58.8) | ||
| 45-54 | 26 (10) | 847 (11.7) | ||
| >54 | 17 (7) | 686 (9.5) | ||
| Category of TB | New | 222 (87) | 6603 (91.6) | 0.016 |
| (n=256) | Retreatment TB | 34 (13) | 606 (8.4) | |
| Type of new TB | Smear-positive PTB | 67 (31) | 1946 (29.5) | 0.355 |
| (n=216) | Smear-negative PTB | 87 (40) | 2949 (44.7) | |
| EPTB | 26 (12) | 595 (9.0) | ||
| PTB smears not done | 36 (17) | 1113 (16.9) | ||
| Type of retreatment TB | Relapse | 10 (34) | 196 (32.3) | >0.99 |
| (n=29) | Retreatment other | 17 (59) | 351 (57.9) | |
| Retreatment after default | 1 (3) | 20 (3.3) | ||
| Retreatment after failure | 1 (3) | 39 (6.4) | ||
| HIV test done | Yes | 232 (95) | 4605 (63.9) | <0.01 |
| (n=243) | No | 11 (5) | 2604 (36.1) | |
| HIV status | Positive | 163 (71) | 3847 (83.5) | <0.01 |
| (n=228) | Negative | 67 (29) | 758 (16.5) | |
*Variables in the table above have varying totals because missing data was excluded.
NB: Percentages may not always add up to 100 because of rounding off error.
HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; TB = tuberculosis; PTB = pulmonary TB, EPTB = extra-pulmonary TB.
Takarinda et al. BMC Public Health 2012 12:981 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-981
