Table 1 Demographic characteristics of TB patients registered at JGH (July 2004–June 2014)
Characteristics | Number (%) stratified by type of TB | Total N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PTB− | PTB+ | EPTB | ||
Sex | ||||
Female | 420 (40.2) | 225 (40.7) | 231 (41.3) | 876 (40.6) |
Male | 624 (59.8) | 328 (59.3) | 328 (58.7) | 1280 (59.4) |
Age in years | ||||
< 15 | 150 (14.4) | 31 (5.6) | 119 (21.3) | 300 (13.9) |
15–24 | 137 (13.1) | 149 (26.9) | 132 (23.6) | 418 (19.4) |
25–34 | 297 (28.4) | 202 (36.5) | 163 (29.2) | 662 (30.7) |
35–44 | 219 (21.0) | 88 (15.9) | 80 (14.3) | 387 (17.9) |
45–54 | 116 (11.1) | 60 (10.8) | 32 (5.7) | 208 (9.6) |
≥ 55 | 125 (12.0) | 23 (4.2) | 33 (5.9) | 181 (8.4) |
TB patients category | ||||
New TB cases | 976 (93.5) | 495 (89.5) | 520 (93.0) | 1991 (92.3) |
Re-treatment TB cases | 53 (5.1) | 37 (6.7) | 25 (4.5) | 115 (5.3) |
Transfer-in TB cases | 15 (1.4) | 21 (3.8) | 14 (2.5) | 50 (2.3) |
HIV test result | ||||
Non reactive | 602 (57.7) | 331 (59.9) | 356 (63.7) | 1289 (59.8) |
Reactive | 209 (20.0) | 69 (12.5) | 37 (6.6) | 315 (14.6) |
Unknown | 233 (22.3) | 153 (27.7) | 166 (29.7) | 552 (25.6) |
Year of registration for TB treatment | ||||
July 2004–June 2005 | 25 (2.4) | 48 (8.7) | 30 (5.4) | 103 (4.8) |
July 2005–June 2006 | 57 (5.5) | 27 (4.9) | 53 (9.5) | 137 (6.4) |
July 2006–June 2007 | 82 (7.9) | 39 (7.1) | 56 (10.0) | 177 (8.2) |
July 2007–June 2008 | 104 (10.0) | 47 (8.5) | 50 (8.9) | 201 (9.3) |
July 2008–June 2009 | 102 (9.8) | 46 (8.3) | 31 (5.5) | 179 (8.3) |
July 2009–June 2010 | 124 (11.9) | 43 (7.8) | 31 (5.5) | 198 (9.2) |
July 2010–June 2011 | 189 (18.1) | 41 (7.4) | 70 (12.5) | 300 (13.9) |
July 2011–June 2012 | 224 (21.5) | 92 (16.6) | 87 (15.6) | 403 (18.7) |
July 2012–June 2013 | 61 (5.8) | 71 (12.8) | 72 (12.9) | 204 (9.5) |
July 2013–June 2014 | 76 (7.3) | 99 (17.9) | 79 (14.1) | 254 (11.8) |
Total | 1044 (48.4) | 553 (25.6) | 559 (25.9) | 2156 (100) |