Table 2 Descriptive analysis of children with TB in Malaysia, 2013–2017
Parameters | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic profiles | ||
 Age (median, IQR) (n: 3317) | 8.5 (10.5) | – |
 Age groups | ||
  0–4 | 1313 | 37.0 |
  5–9 | 691 | 19.5 |
  10–14 | 1546 | 43.5 |
 Sex | ||
  Male | 1726 | 48.6 |
  Female | 1824 | 51.4 |
 Citizenship | ||
  Malaysian | 3071 | 86.5 |
  Non-Malaysian | 479 | 13.5 |
 Ethnicity (n: 3546) | ||
  Malay | 1508 | 42.5 |
  Chinese | 192 | 5.4 |
  Indian | 127 | 3.6 |
  Bumiputera Sabah | 703 | 19.8 |
  Bumiputera Sarawak | 381 | 10.7 |
  Others (Malaysian) | 156 | 4.4 |
  Non-Malaysian | 479 | 13.5 |
 Place of residence (n: 3516) | ||
  Urban | 1801 | 51.2 |
  Rural | 1715 | 48.8 |
Health utilization | ||
 Treatment centre one | ||
  Public hospital | 2802 | 78.9 |
  Public clinic | 579 | 16.3 |
  Private facilities | 169 | 4.8 |
TB disease profiles | ||
 Category of cases | ||
  New case | 3461 | 97.5 |
  Re-treatment | 89 | 2.5 |
 Method of detection | ||
  Passive | 2827 | 79.6 |
  Active | 723 | 20.4 |
 BCG scar | ||
  Yes | 3072 | 86.5 |
  No | 478 | 13.5 |
 CXR finding (n: 3380) | ||
  No lesion | 895 | 26.5 |
  Minimal | 1741 | 51.5 |
  Advanced | 744 | 22.0 |
 HIV co-infection | ||
  Yes | 48 | 1.4 |
  No | 3502 | 98.6 |
TB disease profiles | ||
 TB disease diagnosis | ||
  aPTB sputum -ve | 1606 | 45.2 |
  PTB sputum +ve | 976 | 27.5 |
  EPTB | 968 | 27.3 |
 TB meningitis | ||
  Yes | 153 | 4.3 |
  No | 3397 | 95.7 |
 TB miliary | ||
  Yes | 67 | 1.9 |
  No | 3483 | 98.1 |
 Treatment outcomes | ||
  Cured | 844 | 23.8 |
  Completed | 2353 | 66.3 |
  Death | 127 | 3.6 |
  Failed treatment | 4 | 0.1 |
  Lost to follow up | 65 | 1.8 |
  Not evaluated | 157 | 4.4 |