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Table 1 General Profile of Childhood Tuberculosis in the past 10 years Sep 2007-Aug 2016 in Tigray, Ethiopia N = 1086

From: Epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis and factors associated with unsuccessful treatment outcomes in Tigray, Ethiopia: a ten-year retrospective cross sectional study

Sociodemographic and clinical factors

Number

Percent

Age

 0-5 years

330

30

 6–14 years

760

70

Sex

 Female

710

64.5

 Male

376

35.5

Residence

 Urban

457

42.6

 Rural

629

58

TB type

 P. Positive

67

6.2

 P. Negative

341

31.4

 Extra Pulmonary

678

62.4

HIV Status

 Negative

774

71.3

 Positive

69

6.3

 Unknown

243

22.4