Malaria prevention reduces in-hospital mortality among severely ill tuberculosis patients: a three-step intervention in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Table 1 Patient's clinical characteristics

	2005		2006		2007		p-value
Admissions (N°)	427		346		549
	N°	%	N°	%	N°	%
Gender
M	232	54.3%	203	58.8%	310	56.4%	0.480
F	195	45.7%	143	41.2%	239	43.6%
Age (years)
14-	53	12.4%	55	15.9%	92	16.8%
15-59	325	76.1%	268	77.5%	395	71.9%	0.043
60+	49	11.5%	23	6.6%	62	11.3%
Symptoms on admission
Cough	392	92%	317	91.6%	499	90.8%
Fever	366	85.7%	294	84.9%	486	88.5%	0.866
Chest pain	319	74.7%	252	72.8%	428	78%
Weight loss	289	67.7%	248	71.6%	390	71%
Diagnosis
TB	306	71.7%	239	69.1%	390	71%
Pulmonary TB Smear+	157		120		195
Pulmonary TB Smear-	107		99		150		0.387
Extra Pulmonary TB	32		20		31
Lung Disease No TB	94	22%	83	23.9%	110	20%
Other	27	6.3%	24	7%	49	9%

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