Table 1 Characteristics of patients by case-finding method
From: Early detection of tuberculosis through community-based active case finding in Cambodia
ACF (%) (n = 405) | PCF-before (%) (n = 602) | P-value (chi-squared test) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 178 (44.0) | 278 (46.2) | 0.527 |
Age group | |||
15–24 | 10 (2.5) | 44 (7.3) | <0.001 |
25–34 | 25 (6.2) | 100 (16.6) | |
35–44 | 51 (12.6) | 104 (17.3) | |
45–54 | 111 (27.4) | 158 (26.2) | |
55–64 | 114 (28.1) | 108 (17.9) | |
>65 | 94 (23.2) | 88 (14.6) | |
Smear status | |||
Negative | 289 (71.4) | 244 (40.5) | <0.001 |
Positive | 116 (28.6) | 358 (59.6) | |
Smear grade of smear-positive cases** | |||
Scanty | 10 (8.6) | 8 (2.3) | 0.003* |
1+ | 56 (48.3) | 143 (40.4) | |
2+ | 30 (25.9) | 137 (38.7) | |
3+ | 20 (17.2) | 66 (18.6) | |
Treatment initiation | |||
Initial defaulter | 21 (5.2) | NA | NA |
Patient category | |||
New | 384 (100) | 592 (98.3) | 0.006* |
Re-treatment | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | |
Transfer-in | 0 (0) | 3 (0.5) | |
Others | 0 (0) | 6 (1.0) | |
Treatment outcome | |||
Success (cure and complete) | 370 (96.4) | 573 (95.2) | 0.323* |
Default | 3 (0.8) | 4 (0.7) | |
Died | 3 (0.8) | 11 (1.8) | |
Transfer-out | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.7) | |
Failure | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Unknown/not evaluated | 8 (2.1) | 10 (1.7) | |
HIV status | |||
Unknown | 145 (35.8) | 186 (30.9) | 0.120 |
Known | 260 (64.2) | 416 (69.1) | |
- Positive | 1 (0.4) | 4 (1.0) | 0.696* |