Table 2 Signs and symptoms of children with presumptive tuberculosis by age groups, recorded by private health care providers in 12 selected districts in Pakistan, 2016
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 |