|
History and investigations
|
Total
|
0–4 years
|
5-11 years
|
12-14 years
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
n(%)
|
n(%)
|
n(%)
|
n(%)
|
|---|
|
Total
|
All presumptive cases
|
6519 (100)
|
1691 (100)
|
3214 (100)
|
1614 (100)
|
< 0.0001
|
|
Girls
|
2320 (35.6)
|
639 (37.8)
|
1063 (33.1)
|
618 (38.3)
|
|
Boys
|
4199 (64.4)
|
1052 (62.2)
|
2151 (66.9)
|
996 (61.7)
|
|
Chest
|
Cough more than two weeks
|
6006 (92.1)
|
1560 (92.3)
|
2959 (92.1)
|
1487 (92.1)
|
0.974
|
|
Failure to thrive
|
4210 (64.8)
|
1129 (66.8)
|
1947 (60.6)
|
1134 (70.3)
|
< 0.0001
|
|
Systemic
|
Fever
|
5794 (89.0)
|
1538 (91.0)
|
2836 (88.2)
|
1420 (88.0)
|
0.038
|
|
Loss of body weight
|
504 (7.7)
|
115 (6.8)
|
237 (7.4)
|
152 (9.4)
|
0.011
|
|
Enlarged cervical lymph nodes
|
785 (12.1)
|
147 (8.7)
|
389 (12.1)
|
249 (15.4)
|
< 0.0001
|
|
BCG scar absent
|
1843 (28.2)
|
331 (19.6)
|
908 (28.3)
|
604 (37.4)
|
< 0.0001
|
|
Meningitis
|
Signs of slow onset meningitisa
|
658 (10.1)
|
115 (6.8)
|
330 (10.3)
|
213 (13.2)
|
< 0.0001
|
|
Contacts
|
Known pulmonary tuberculosis patient
|
778 (11.9)
|
234 (13.8)
|
391 (12.2)
|
153 (9.5)
|
< 0.0001
|
- aSymptoms regarded as slow meningitis include headache, vomiting, irritability, lethargy, neck stiffness, bulging fontanella, coma
