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Table 1 Demographic data of adult TB cases identified from the electronic clinic TB treatment register

From: Operational challenges in managing Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in child contacts: A high-burden setting perspective

 

Adult TB cases

 

Total with individual TB folder

Sputum smear positive

Sputum smear negative, culture positive

Sputum smear negative and culture negative

Sputum status unknown

Extra-pulmonary

No folder identified

 

1094

525 (48%)

158 (14%)

152 (14%)

113 (10%)

146 (13%)

160

Age (years) Med (IQR)

32 (26-41)

31 (25-40)

35 (29-43)

32 (26-41)

34 (28-42)

33 (27-41)

32.5 (28-40)

Male (%)

565 (52)

303 (58)

69 (44)

64 (42)

57 (50)

72 (49)

85 (53)

HIV-infected (%)

503 (46)

201 (38)

83 (53)

82 (54)

54 (48)

83 (57)

69 (43)

HIV unknown (%)

353 (32)

172 (33)

49 (31)

54 (36)

40 (35)

38 (26)

70 (44)

MDR (%)

3

3

0

0

0

0

13 (8)

Retreatment (%)

296 (27)

135 (26)

62 (39)

38 (25)

34 (30)

27 (18)

58 (36)